go-ahead
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Based on that data, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has given the go-ahead for human trials.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The administration first allowed Anthropic to give access to a select group of trusted customers before giving it the go-ahead for wider access late last month after it addressed cybersecurity concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Second baseman Alex Freeland tried to hit Rojas in stride with his throw and was charged with an error when it got away and the go-ahead run scored.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The go-ahead run had been on the line with that challenge in the Dodgers’ eventual 8-7 win over the Rockies in 11 innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Krogh gave the go-ahead, with one change—Hunt and Liddy were not to perform the job themselves.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Bernstein analysts said in a separate note that the two companies had complementary portfolios in oncology and cardiovascular diseases, but that a deal seemed unlikely to go ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Companies are expected to carry out a project within five years of Ottawa issuing a decision statement, after which the go ahead will expire unless an extension is given.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Thursday, hundreds of people rallied outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, where hearings related to more than 2,000 of those cases had been expected to go ahead.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Other people have been sleeping in schools and warehouses and the beaches have had people just waiting for the go ahead," Morrison added.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Lexie, Pearl, why don’t you go ahead, too? I’ll wait here.”
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
If they can secure the zoning approval and the go-aheads from the community advisory board and gaming commission, they will then have to pay at least a $500 million license fee to the state.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2022
After my recent column on different synonyms for flip-flops — zories, go-aheads, thongs, etc. — readers wrote in to share terms they learned growing up.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2021
But church officials say their own plan is “shovel ready,” awaiting formal go-aheads from city and state financing agencies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2010
