foregone
Example Sentences
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Adams made high-degree-of-difficulty catches look elementary, like foregone conclusions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The good news is that America’s response did succeed in preventing a repeat of the terrorist attacks, which was far from a foregone conclusion in the days after 9/11.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
But Miller’s refusal to bow out wasn’t a foregone conclusion, either.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 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
It had been a foregone conclusion on my father’s part and on mine that I would go on to there after high school for my bachelor’s degree.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
