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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Renzo Garces scored the equalizer at the 81-minute mark and Jairo Velez scored the go-ahead goal three minutes later.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Because under the procedures for ordering the use of nuclear weapons, any president — including this president — does not need to consult any other official before giving the go-ahead to launch a nuclear attack.
—Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Fermin turned on the first pitch, a sinker inside, and drove it over the left field fence for the go-ahead homer.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
Massey worked a 10-pitch at-bat before producing the go-ahead run.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Because under the procedures for ordering the use of nuclear weapons, any president — including this president — does not need to consult any other official before giving the go-ahead to launch a nuclear attack.
—Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Fermin turned on the first pitch, a sinker inside, and drove it over the left field fence for the go-ahead homer.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
Massey worked a 10-pitch at-bat before producing the go-ahead run.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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