foregone conclusion

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It was far from a foregone conclusion that Russell would have converted his lead into a win in Montreal.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley in the ’70s and ’80s, it was a foregone conclusion I’d get married one day and have a family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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

California currently has the highest average gasoline price at $5.14, but the $6 price level as an average for the state is not a foregone conclusion just yet, De Haan said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

And by the spring of 1796 it had become a foregone conclusion that the choice was between them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis