forgoing

Example Sentences

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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

Hedging still makes sense, as does defining risk without forgoing potential rewards.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

What if we could avoid our taxpayer’s complicity, without forgoing the benefits of a common tax system?

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Still, some travelers hope that if enough consumers balk at paying add-on fees by opting for fewer extras or by forgoing air travel altogether, airlines may eventually walk those fees back — to some degree.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

He saw marriage as the loving alignment of two people who could lead parallel lives but without forgoing any independent dreams or ambitions.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama