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United Airlines announced in July that it would offer a new Economy Plus option that allows customers to forgo having a passenger in the dreaded middle seat.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

"Rather than allow a ceremonial photo opportunity to become a diplomatic distraction, the US decided to forgo the photo and keep the focus on the substantive discussions," the official said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Fielder, the film’s ringmaster, has no choice but to forgo conventional documentary tactics and seek detours.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

In the end, a title card reveals that Evans decided to forgo compensation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The magistrate would forgo taxing Painter Chen's old hometown village for a year and Painter Chen would paint the magistrate a dragon.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Plus, an investor parking money in this fund forgoes today’s high interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

She forgoes chemotherapy, emails her resignation letter and hits the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 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

We then subtract tuition, income forgone during training, and other costs participants bear that aren’t reflected in the earnings estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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

It was later, after another dinner of plain white rice had been consumed and tea forgone again on account of the drought, after Rasheed had smoked a cigarette, that he told Laila about his decision.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

And if new projects go to the firms most willing to make compromises, such as forgoing tax incentives, or making local investments, that again may just tilt the landscape toward the biggest or most-experienced developers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Energy Department agreed to formal stipulations in exchange for the plaintiffs forgoing the discovery process, which likely would have meant officials would be deposed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

It would have also meant the government forgoing a contractual right to sue Damen Navel for damages, the ministry added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

For ten days following his father’s death, he and his mother and Sonia eat a mourner’s diet, forgoing meat and fish.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri