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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Freeman hit 3 for 5 and drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Midfielder Juliette Hall scores the go-ahead goal in the second half of the Mighty Macs’ 4-2 victory over Plainfield East.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Ely Oleson’s sharp single knocked Meade out of the game with the go-ahead run at first base.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Frelick scored the go-ahead run when Brice Turang grounded to second on a chopper that bounced over the head of Rogers.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Midfielder Juliette Hall scores the go-ahead goal in the second half of the Mighty Macs’ 4-2 victory over Plainfield East.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Ely Oleson’s sharp single knocked Meade out of the game with the go-ahead run at first base.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Frelick scored the go-ahead run when Brice Turang grounded to second on a chopper that bounced over the head of Rogers.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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