forgo

Example Sentences

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The FDA should forgo the usual human clinical trials in order to bring about this shift, a spokesperson for the alliance said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Typically, as health-insurance costs rise, healthier people are the most likely to forgo insurance, leaving a sicker, more costly pool of policyholders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Planners suggest reviewing auto insurance annually and reassessing whether one vehicle could meet household needs, or if it makes sense to forgo car ownership altogether and use ride-hailing services.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Kevin Butler and Jena MacCabe said Flores “chose to forgo his prosecution by declining the immigration judge’s relief offers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The question Myrtle poses to herself is: When should I accept Mr. X and forgo the suitors who would come after him, some of whom may possibly be “better” than he?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos