as in permitting
to give permission for or to approve of
as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting
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Nearby cities including Vacaville, Woodland, Sacramento, Dixon and West Sacramento offer more developable land and often faster permitting processes, the report states.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026 -
In design, engineering, pre-construction, and manufacturing, there are specs, there are permitting codes, there are ordinances, and there’s disconnect between the disciplines, so the context is incredibly complicated.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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As more observations are collected, those uncertainties shrink, allowing scientists to better understand the object’s true path through space.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran has a large Azeri population and Tehran has accused Baku of allowing Israeli intelligence to operate from there.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Google’s latest lawsuit pushes the company to do more, such as warning users about the risks of having long emotional conversations with its chatbot.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Brunson finished with 16 points and 15 assists but appreciated his coach having his back.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Green-lighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-lighting. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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