forgo

“When you’re private, you can just say, ‘I want to do it this way,’ and maybe forgo a little bit of profit in order to achieve other things that are considered important,” Caro said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

And now for the bad news: If you don’t claim by 70, you permanently forgo any monthly benefits you could have received after turning 70 because delayed retirement credits stop at that age.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Other cost-cutting measures were also announced, such as deferring wage increases until 2035 and having senior executives forgo base salary increases in 2027 and 2028.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff through behested-funded nonprofits for his work after the recent fires before public scrutiny pushed him to forgo the funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

In some families the oldest child would forgo college in order to work so that a younger child could continue his or her education.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Typically wearing a traditional Caribbean shirt, Cepeda forgoes a tie, which he considers a symbol of oligarchy.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

“EPiC” wisely forgoes talking heads in favor of keeping the camera’s gaze on Elvis, though the film is narrated with excerpts from a previously unheard interview in which Presley discusses his life and career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Substrate’s lithography process forgoes what’s known as multi-patterning, or doing repeated exposures on a wafer to make ever-smaller features.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

But despite its bristly concept, “The End” largely forgoes any direct images of annihilation, settling into a vast underground bunker with seemingly endless resources well after most humans have perished.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024

She forgoes all of the usual motel thrills, like unwrapping the soaps and hunting for the Bible.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Cleveland forwent college, hitting the road soon after his high school graduation in 1999, and emerged as an exciting sideman, passionate about bluegrass’s history and quick-witted, too — “a good hang,” as Gill put it.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

Petrobras said the war significantly affected its export markets, as Asian buyers received Russian crude that European and North American buyers forwent.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2022

Some background on how I came into possession of the Mantis Overland: For years, I’ve looked askance at #vanlifers and friends who have forwent traditional camping for tow-along trailers or RVs.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021

The reaction back home forwent most of the five stages of grief and focused simply on the anger.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2020

I forwent Supper and walked by the shore of the Charles until I could see Boston.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

But a dividend that is forgone for now isn’t necessarily gone forever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

The forgone wages and benefits of these retirees add up to an estimated $201 billion annually and the loss of payroll contributions represents a $356 million hit to federal tax revenue, Implan estimates.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

The prosecution added that it was not a forgone conclusion the defendants would be deported following these convictions.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Any forgone tax revenues now would affect our own government, which builds our roads and pays for our defense, education, etc.

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2025

Couldn’t he have forgone a weekend in Vegas?

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Are they buying fewer types of green ingredients in particular or just forgoing certain places and brands altogether?

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

She knew the risks of forgoing pasteurization, but the site eased her concerns: It said the farm tested its milk and had never found a single pathogen.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

By forgoing the front cab, Humble Robotics could face additional regulatory hurdles, said Dan Sperling, founding director emeritus of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

Under federal law, employers are generally required to pay out workplace retirement accounts to a surviving spouse, or the last recorded beneficiary if the spouse has signed a waiver forgoing the funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

I found Hamlet's conclusion unjust, and forgoing my modest manner, I spoke boldly.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein