foregoing

Example Sentences

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You are foregoing any increases in the stock market over the term of the annuity — but also hedging your bets against a severe downturn in the market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 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

According to Kady, who has gathered opinions in Cardiff Metropolitan University's gaming society, many people are foregoing social activities to afford new game purchases and subscriptions.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

Still, this Emmys was defined by expediency – some of it in the comedic set-up of foregoing the usual play-off music.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2024

The foregoing investigation into the nature of the idea of Texas is put down as a prelude to my journeying across Texas with Charley in Rocinante.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck