foregone conclusion
noun
1
: a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination
2
: an inevitable result : certainty
the victory was a foregone conclusion
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Yet a career in whisky wasn’t always a foregone conclusion.
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Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The permanent decline of the norm—and the disorder that could follow its demise—is not a foregone conclusion.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
With one-party rule firmly in place in Annapolis, the option state legislators will ultimately choose is a foregone conclusion.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Not that an income drop this season is a foregone conclusion.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The permanent decline of the norm—and the disorder that could follow its demise—is not a foregone conclusion.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
With one-party rule firmly in place in Annapolis, the option state legislators will ultimately choose is a foregone conclusion.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Not that an income drop this season is a foregone conclusion.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foregone conclusion
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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