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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Fittingly, Madden tossed the go-ahead touchdown pass from near the logo to a wide-open Kenneth Moore III, putting his blue team up 24-17, the eventual final score.
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Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Bleday of a hit to end the sixth, a snag that came with Friedl on second base representing the go-ahead run.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
The clutch single drove home Royals star Salvador Perez as the go-ahead run.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Tate drove in the go-ahead run and Alexis White scored the insurance run for the Owls in the top of the ninth inning.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
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Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Bleday of a hit to end the sixth, a snag that came with Friedl on second base representing the go-ahead run.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
The clutch single drove home Royals star Salvador Perez as the go-ahead run.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Tate drove in the go-ahead run and Alexis White scored the insurance run for the Owls in the top of the ninth inning.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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