foregone
Example Sentences
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California currently has the highest average gasoline price at $5.14, but the $6 price level as an average for the state is not a foregone conclusion just yet, De Haan said.
From MarketWatch
What we know now—that the ground phase of the Gulf War proved a 100-hour testament to American martial prowess—was no foregone conclusion.
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
“It’s a bounce back from the extreme selloff we saw in software based on a foregone conclusion that AI would be the end of software,” said David Miller, chief investment officer for Catalyst Mutual Funds.
The Premier League's relegation battle was in danger of looking like a foregone conclusion only a couple of weeks ago.
From BBC
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