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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Two years later, the FDA gave Eli Lilly the go-ahead to market tirzepatide for chronic weight management under the name Zepbound.
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2024
Left-hander Jake Diekman gave up the tying run and the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
With the game tied in the third period, Rodrigues scored the go-ahead goal 3:11 into the final period with a snap shot from the left circle after the Panthers cycled the puck around the offensive zone.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Nick Gordon scored the go-ahead run on an error in the seventh inning to fuel the visiting Miami Marlins to a 2-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
—Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
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Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2024
Left-hander Jake Diekman gave up the tying run and the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
With the game tied in the third period, Rodrigues scored the go-ahead goal 3:11 into the final period with a snap shot from the left circle after the Panthers cycled the puck around the offensive zone.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
Nick Gordon scored the go-ahead run on an error in the seventh inning to fuel the visiting Miami Marlins to a 2-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
—Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
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“The go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20go-ahead. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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