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[fawr-goh] / fɔrˈgoʊ /


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Fielder, the film’s ringmaster, has no choice but to forgo conventional documentary tactics and seek detours.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Therefore, after consultation with the Board of Broadcasters, the NPO has decided to forgo participation in 2027," added Bosman.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

In the end, a title card reveals that Evans decided to forgo compensation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

On top of that, remote work and online shopping trends, as well as new delivery services, make it easier to forgo car ownership.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

We all agreed that Soraya and I would forgo the Shirini-khori.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Ms. Bush makes some rookie errors: She forgoes whisking dry ingredients separately from the wet, doesn’t let the steaming butter cool before mixing, and is too quick to take the pan out of the oven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Typically wearing a traditional Caribbean shirt, Cepeda forgoes a tie, which he considers a symbol of oligarchy.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

It forgoes the sticky glaze in favor of a deep brown gravy that pools and clings.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

In Guillermo Cienfuegos’ enlivening, if at times unsteady, production at A Noise Within, the role is played by Ann Noble, who forgoes the outdated hunchback but adopts a seething, slithering, perversely seductive aura of menace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

She forgoes all of the usual motel thrills, like unwrapping the soaps and hunting for the Bible.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Cleveland forwent college, hitting the road soon after his high school graduation in 1999, and emerged as an exciting sideman, passionate about bluegrass’s history and quick-witted, too — “a good hang,” as Gill put it.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

Petrobras said the war significantly affected its export markets, as Asian buyers received Russian crude that European and North American buyers forwent.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2022

Chau avoided romantic entanglement, believing it irresponsible given the risks of his mission to North Sentinel, and forwent full-time employment in order to focus on preparing.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2019

Family Vacation’s first season revolved around the impending fatherhood of Ronnie—whose ex-girlfriend Sammi “Sweetheart” forwent the reboot all together: She was in a “better place.”

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2018

I forwent Supper and walked by the shore of the Charles until I could see Boston.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

The corporate move could cost Washington state up to $750 million in forgone tax revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

The forgone wages and benefits of these retirees add up to an estimated $201 billion annually and the loss of payroll contributions represents a $356 million hit to federal tax revenue, Implan estimates.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

The prosecution added that it was not a forgone conclusion the defendants would be deported following these convictions.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Courts also said it was questionable whether the forgone fitness hearing, as his trial lawyer suggested, would have resulted in any action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

Couldn’t he have forgone a weekend in Vegas?

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

“Patients were not coming in for care until it was more acute. They were forgoing care until it became unbearable,” Mangia said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Are they buying fewer types of green ingredients in particular or just forgoing certain places and brands altogether?

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

It would have also meant the government forgoing a contractual right to sue Damen Navel for damages, the ministry added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

You are forgoing any increases in the stock market and hedging your bets against a severe downturn in the market.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

For ten days following his father’s death, he and his mother and Sonia eat a mourner’s diet, forgoing meat and fish.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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