foregoing

Example Sentences

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When I think of foregoing a baby for a comedy career, I think: What career?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

You are foregoing any increases in the stock market over the term of the annuity — but also hedging your bets against a severe downturn in the market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

He agreed with Secretary Vance that to oppose it “would be foregoing an option that we could exercise in the event a peaceful solution is not in the offing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

According to Kady, who has gathered opinions in Cardiff Metropolitan University's gaming society, many people are foregoing social activities to afford new game purchases and subscriptions.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

I’m working up with the foregoing to a physical description of myself.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides