foregone
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If that makes the outcome seem like a foregone conclusion, it ain’t necessarily so, thanks to Labour’s laborious internal democratic process.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Andrew Gilruth, chief executive of the Moorland Association, which represents landowners in upland areas in England and Wales, claimed the government's backing for the project suggested the go-ahead was "already a foregone conclusion".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“This started as a foregone conclusion. It didn’t look that way as we went forward. So, for our basketball team, the fact we didn’t give up makes it special. We fought.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
In aggregate, families with children under the age of 5 lose about $134 billion a year in the form of foregone earnings and expenses.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
The Revolution in this romantic rendering became one magical moment of inspiration, leading inexorably to the foregone conclusion of American independence.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
