the go-ahead
noun
: permission to do something
We've finally been given the go-ahead for the project.
The company received/got the go-ahead to manufacture the new drug.
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Getting the go-ahead for this sort of show seems even more improbable today than in decades past given all the security guardrails at schools now.
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Pete Alonso got his first RBI as an Oriole on Sunday, driving in the go-ahead run with a single in the bottom of the seventh as Baltimore beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 8-6 to win its opening series of the campaign.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Marcus Johansson, in a scoring funk since the calendar turned to 2026, passed up shooting at an open net for what could have been the go-ahead goal in Tampa Bay, then showed no attempt to go for a clean faceoff win by Michael McCarron in the third period against the Bruins.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The junior scored the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning in Miramonte’s 1-0 win over San Rafael.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Pete Alonso got his first RBI as an Oriole on Sunday, driving in the go-ahead run with a single in the bottom of the seventh as Baltimore beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 8-6 to win its opening series of the campaign.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Marcus Johansson, in a scoring funk since the calendar turned to 2026, passed up shooting at an open net for what could have been the go-ahead goal in Tampa Bay, then showed no attempt to go for a clean faceoff win by Michael McCarron in the third period against the Bruins.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The junior scored the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning in Miramonte’s 1-0 win over San Rafael.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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