get the nod
idiom
: to get approval
We're waiting to get the nod from the city to start the project.
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And a lot of those players, there is a chance that some of them do get the nod.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Which health-boosting experiments in rural America will get the nod?
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Dylan Cook took over for Peat against Baltimore and would get the nod if Peat doesn't exit the protocol in time.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski made the announcement on Monday, noting that even though fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel has cleared the concussion protocol, Sanders will get the nod.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Which health-boosting experiments in rural America will get the nod?
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
Dylan Cook took over for Peat against Baltimore and would get the nod if Peat doesn't exit the protocol in time.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski made the announcement on Monday, noting that even though fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel has cleared the concussion protocol, Sanders will get the nod.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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