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forego

[fawr-goh, fohr-] / fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr- /


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They forego the earlier years in order to achieve that and most likely have to live into their early 80s to break even.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Some companies have pointed to the difficulty of complying with SEC rules as a reason to forego an IPO.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

It’s remarkable how much future benefit people will forego for a little instant gratification.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

“Alternatively, noncitizens may choose not to appear and instead to forego their opportunity to pursue their claims for asylum or other relief from removal.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2025

Happily Van Helsing has not summoned me, so I need not forego my sleep; to-night I could not well do without it.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The bigger issue is that investors who stuck with staples, foregoing bigger gains in hopes they would provide a smoother ride, have been sorely mistaken.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

When I think of foregoing a baby for a comedy career, I think: What career?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

You are foregoing any increases in the stock market over the term of the annuity — but also hedging your bets against a severe downturn in the market.

From MarketWatch Feb. 9, 2026

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

The foregoing investigation into the nature of the idea of Texas is put down as a prelude to my journeying across Texas with Charley in Rocinante.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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

From BBC May 25, 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

“This started as a foregone conclusion. It didn’t look that way as we went forward. So, for our basketball team, the fact we didn’t give up makes it special. We fought.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

What we know now—that the ground phase of the Gulf War proved a 100-hour testament to American martial prowess—was no foregone conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

Despite the confident and providential statements of leaders like Paine, Jefferson, and Adams, the conclusions that look so foregone to us had yet to congeal for them.

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

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 Nov. 4, 2025

But last month, after Thiessen’s stepmother and father, who are in their 70s, came down with covid, Thiessen, his wife and their children, ages 7 and 9, forewent testing.

From Washington Post Jan. 10, 2022

But the Seahawks felt confident enough in Eskridge that they forewent their usual strategy of trading down for more picks.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2021

“Watchmen’s” Damon Lindelof, who won along with Cord Jefferson for writing for a limited series, also forewent the traditional award night tuxedo for a “Remember Tulsa ‘21” T-shirt and blazer.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2020

Can I to Friesland go, where I to reign   As queen was called, and this for thee forewent;   Where both my brethren and my sire were slain,   And every other good from me was rent?

From Orlando Furioso by Rose, William Stewart



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