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we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
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Others just get giddy having a green light to upend society’s rules of decorum, even for a short window of time.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reporting indicates that the assault’s green light came from only a handful of Hamas leaders and commanders, including Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, and Mohammed Deif (all of whom were later assassinated by Israel).
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Baldwin asked Scoop, referring to a green light beaming from his finger.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has given a series of green lights to the White House without full hearings or any explanation of its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket, also known as the shadow or interim docket.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Reporting indicates that the assault’s green light came from only a handful of Hamas leaders and commanders, including Yahya Sinwar, Marwan Issa, and Mohammed Deif (all of whom were later assassinated by Israel).
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Baldwin asked Scoop, referring to a green light beaming from his finger.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has given a series of green lights to the White House without full hearings or any explanation of its reasoning, as is typical on the court’s emergency docket, also known as the shadow or interim docket.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Green light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20light. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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