get the nod
idiom
: to get approval
We're waiting to get the nod from the city to start the project.
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The first pitch was originally slated for 6:10 p.m.
The Sox will start Shane Smith, who was originally in line for Tuesday’s game before Jonathan Cannon made enough progress in his recovery from lower back tightness to get the nod.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Joe Rodon was also a standout for title-winners Leeds at the back, while their flying full-backs Jayden Bogle and Junior Firpo get the nod, too.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Should Kennedy, 57, get the nod at New Mexico, Olen might become a candidate at Alabama-Birmingham, where Kennedy made $1.1 million.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Cora identified Fitts, Priester, Cooper Criswell and Sean Newcomb as the candidates for those spots, and given the way camp has played out, Fitts and Priester seem like the most likely of the bunch to get the nod.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Joe Rodon was also a standout for title-winners Leeds at the back, while their flying full-backs Jayden Bogle and Junior Firpo get the nod, too.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Should Kennedy, 57, get the nod at New Mexico, Olen might become a candidate at Alabama-Birmingham, where Kennedy made $1.1 million.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Cora identified Fitts, Priester, Cooper Criswell and Sean Newcomb as the candidates for those spots, and given the way camp has played out, Fitts and Priester seem like the most likely of the bunch to get the nod.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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