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forgo

[fawr-goh] / fɔrˈgoʊ /


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Federal judges forgo lucrative law-firm partnerships or tenured chairs in academia for long days and a federal pay scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Dunn worries about people who forgo insurance coverage as costs rise.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Analysts had wondered whether consumers would tighten their belts and forgo vacations given the higher travel costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

You reduce your Social Security benefits by 30% if you claim at 62 and you forgo a roughly 8%-a-year additional increase if you retire at 67, your full retirement age, rather than 70.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Or forgo the northern route altogether and fly the imaginary plane east from the Beni, toward the mouth of the Amazon.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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