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The best encounters with novels, Ms. Kanakia suggests, are those that forego line-by-line analysis or politically motivated allegory in favor of facing a reality that language can never fully contain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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

Honnold has also, at times, been a somewhat polarizing figure in the climbing world, with some criticizing his decision to forego ropes and other protective equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

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

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

If his comedy can travel without him, if he can make money while foregoing lonely nights on the road, he can prioritize more important moments, like playing catch with his son after school.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025

I’m working up with the foregoing to a physical description of myself.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Passage has gone from a foregone conclusion early in the year to a long shot, even though lawmakers hope to hold a committee vote in the next month.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 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

I told Owen Williams that I needed a day to think the matter over and would get back to him; but it was already a foregone conclusion what my final decision would be.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

While Hopkins and many of her generation forewent having children, she notes that women today show up for job interviews pregnant, take family leave and still get tenure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

The former Rainier Beach star played at Yakima Valley College after graduating high school, but forewent a Division I career due to eligibility concerns and eventually joined the G League.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022

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

Commerce for the time forewent its eminence, the soldier stepped to the front.

From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron