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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

Medical exemptions are also easier to police, since states can require licensed doctors to explain why each child has a legitimate need to forego vaccination.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2025

But, reconciled by his success, he yet refused to forego the privilege of criticiz-ing this order.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

That ultimately led to Sorsby foregoing his final college season with the intention of entering the NFL’s supplemental draft this summer.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

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

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

That amounted to an estimated $14 billion in foregone spending in a single year.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

In his telling, every meeting packs a punchline, conclusions are never foregone and suspense is rarely more than a page or two away.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 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

Game 1 illustrated that it’s more like a foregone conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 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

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

The antipasti here are a must: During my most recent lunch, I forewent the tempting array of crudi for a delicious plate of grilled octopus and artichoke.

From New York Times May 16, 2017

I’d read birth stories, for instance, from women who forewent the epidural and bragged that their children were consequently “so aware” and scored “perfect 10′s” on the Apgar.

From Salon May 7, 2013

So they all forewent him and he entered till they brought him to the door of the Divan.

From Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp by Payne, John



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