forgo
Example Sentences
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Eager to work, he decided to forgo university.
Direct admission by itself does not resolve the other reasons students forgo college, however, said James Murphy, director of postsecondary policy at the nonprofit Education Reform Now.
From Los Angeles Times
The index provider has discretion, however, in choosing when and how to make any changes or even to forgo changes, as it happened in June.
From MarketWatch
His client was forced to forgo his appellate rights and leave “without really getting a conclusion to receiving justice for what happened to him.”
From Los Angeles Times
Along with her late husband, Kirk has routinely prescribed that women forgo college degrees and careers — even though she has both — so they can fully commit to being submissive housewives.
From Salon
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