foregone conclusion
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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
“I think endemicity is a foregone conclusion and measles will circulate at the level it did in the 1990s,” Adalja said.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 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
The Premier League's relegation battle was in danger of looking like a foregone conclusion only a couple of weeks ago.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Indeed, the act of exhorting was designed to enhance the prospect by talking about it as if it were a foregone conclusion, which Washington most assuredly knew it was not.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
