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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In the top of the 13th, Brock’s Carlie Berry delivered the go-ahead hit that put the Eagles on top.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2025
Right-hander Porter Hodge’s clean top of the 10th to strand the go-ahead run at third base set up Happ to lead off the bottom of the frame.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Trevor Story plated the go-ahead run with an RBI single, but the biggest moment was Kristian Campbell’s 2-run single.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Rayner argued that besides getting the go-ahead from Chapman, there are other factors to consider.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2025
Right-hander Porter Hodge’s clean top of the 10th to strand the go-ahead run at third base set up Happ to lead off the bottom of the frame.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Trevor Story plated the go-ahead run with an RBI single, but the biggest moment was Kristian Campbell’s 2-run single.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Rayner argued that besides getting the go-ahead from Chapman, there are other factors to consider.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2025
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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