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forego

verb as in do without

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And while work factors play into this — meaning people are sometimes too busy at their jobs to grab a bite — 17% of those surveyed said they forego the midday meal to save money.

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The agreement warns universities that, should they maintain “values” different from the administration’s, the government will deem them to have elected “to forego federal benefits.”

“Institutions of higher education are free to develop models and values other than those below,” the compact said, “if the institution elects to forego federal benefits.”

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When it comes to qualifying campaigns, though, coaches are willing to forego sparkling football in the name of victory.

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Only one president, Richard Nixon, is known to have chosen to forego the security offered, in 1985.

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