forgoes
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Substrate’s lithography process forgoes what’s known as multi-patterning, or doing repeated exposures on a wafer to make ever-smaller features.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
"Jedha, Kyber, Erso," the last ever episode of “Andor,” forgoes conventional finality to bridge the series with the movie that inspired it, 2016’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
From Salon • May 17, 2025
By moving to LIV he forgoes collecting world ranking points, which could threaten his participation at future majors and could jeopardise his Ryder Cup future.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024
It forgoes ornate costumes, elaborate sets and ensemble-wide dance numbers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023
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
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