as in to precede
to go or come before in time
if the sparse crowds are any indication of the public's interest in the presidential candidate, then his reputation obviously foregoes him
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The figures – released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – follow trends since the COVID-19 pandemic with more parents foregoing children’s vaccines that have been instrumental in saving early lives.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Still, the governor does not want to forego the federal education funding that helps pay for Tennessee schools.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
The Saudis, who hosted and facilitated the talks that ended the 15-year Lebanese civil war in 1990, have also been hands-off, foregoing a role in Lebanon to focus on their country’s unprecedented economic and social transformation.
—Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
But here’s the plot twist: If both the ALCS and NLCS end by Oct. 19 — barring rainouts, that would mean both series ended in five games or less — the league will forego the extended break between rounds and bump Game 1 up to Oct. 22.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Still, the governor does not want to forego the federal education funding that helps pay for Tennessee schools.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 14 Nov. 2024
The Saudis, who hosted and facilitated the talks that ended the 15-year Lebanese civil war in 1990, have also been hands-off, foregoing a role in Lebanon to focus on their country’s unprecedented economic and social transformation.
—Firas Maksad, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
But here’s the plot twist: If both the ALCS and NLCS end by Oct. 19 — barring rainouts, that would mean both series ended in five games or less — the league will forego the extended break between rounds and bump Game 1 up to Oct. 22.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Forego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forego. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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