foregone
Example Sentences
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The tariff cliff might not be a foregone conclusion.
A Marseille equaliser was not exactly a foregone conclusion given how far away Aubameyang was from goal.
From BBC
“A further reduction in the policy rate at the December meeting is not a foregone conclusion. Far from it,” he said after the October policy decision.
From Barron's
But in reality, the Aztecs should be a foregone conclusion after they toppled No. 1 seed Alabama in the Sweet 16 and escaped Creighton’s clutches in the Elite Eight.
From Seattle Times
Years behind bars for posts on social media seemed like a foregone conclusion in contemporary Russia.
From New York Times
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