forego
Example Sentences
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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.”
In his Halloween paso doble showcase, he wore a clerical collar and forewent grease paint or creepy contacts, relying on wide-eyed expressions and a low-slung layer of fake fog to hide his relatively clumsy footwork.
From Salon
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.
From MarketWatch
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.”
From Los Angeles Times
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