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foregoing

[fawr-goh-ing, fohr-] / fɔrˈgoʊ ɪŋ, foʊr- /


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“The foregoing failures constitute deliberate indifference to the unconstitutional conditions that exist in the prisons,” investigators wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

It’s how budget carriers like Consumer Cellular can pass cost savings on to their customers by foregoing large-scale infrastructure buildouts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

The bigger issue is that investors who stuck with staples, foregoing bigger gains in hopes they would provide a smoother ride, have been sorely mistaken.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

He agreed with Secretary Vance that to oppose it “would be foregoing an option that we could exercise in the event a peaceful solution is not in the offing.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

He was no doubt prepared for any emergency, ready for any one of uie foregoing attitudes, just as he bent himself easily and naturally to the situation which confronted him.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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