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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Watson made three midrange jumpers off the dribble in New Orleans, including the go-ahead shot off one leg while fading away.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Several environmental groups have asked the Public Service Commission to reconsider its decision last month to grant Georgia Power the go-ahead on a historic expansion of its power fleet, arguing the legal standard for approval was not met.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Mazzulla appeared to be referencing the moment when Pacers forward Pascal Siakam scored the go-ahead basket over Celtics guard Derrick White.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
But the turning point came when the Wild coughed up the go-ahead goal with 7 1/2 seconds left in the second period, on an extremely sloppy shift that started with a poor line change and ended with Foligno and Jake Middleton losing battles behind the net.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Several environmental groups have asked the Public Service Commission to reconsider its decision last month to grant Georgia Power the go-ahead on a historic expansion of its power fleet, arguing the legal standard for approval was not met.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Mazzulla appeared to be referencing the moment when Pacers forward Pascal Siakam scored the go-ahead basket over Celtics guard Derrick White.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
But the turning point came when the Wild coughed up the go-ahead goal with 7 1/2 seconds left in the second period, on an extremely sloppy shift that started with a poor line change and ended with Foligno and Jake Middleton losing battles behind the net.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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