foregone

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In his telling, every meeting packs a punchline, conclusions are never foregone and suspense is rarely more than a page or two away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

If that makes the outcome seem like a foregone conclusion, it ain’t necessarily so, thanks to Labour’s laborious internal democratic process.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Game 1 illustrated that it’s more like a foregone conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Andrew Gilruth, chief executive of the Moorland Association, which represents landowners in upland areas in England and Wales, claimed the government's backing for the project suggested the go-ahead was "already a foregone conclusion".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It was a foregone conclusion that Washington would be called out of retirement to head the force, but equally predictable that the aging general would delegate actual command to his former aide-de-camp.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis