get the nod

phrase

: to get approval
We're waiting to get the nod from the city to start the project.

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Yet, The One About (Friends fans get the nod to the successful sitcom) mainly leans on Perry’s best-selling 2022 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing memoir and its subsequent press tour for its narrative. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 But with a 3-0 start and putting up 71 points in Week 3, the Decatur Eagles get the nod. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 The leading contenders now appear to be rookie Carver Willis and second-year player Connor Colby but Kubiak wouldn't say who would get the nod. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Coach Jeff Brohm will start a transfer quarterback for the fourth consecutive season at Louisville, with the inexperienced Lincoln Kienholz (Ohio State) expected to get the nod in 2026. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get the nod

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