foregone

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That†™ s $200 billion in government revenue foregone, which is just the same, it seems to me, as writing a check.

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  1. verb Past participle of forego1.
  2. adjective Having gone before; previous.
  3. usage note
    The word foregone has recently developed a new meaning as a truncation of the phrase a foregone conclusion, as in It is by no means foregone that the team will relocate to Baltimore next season. But the usage has not gained broad acceptance; over 80 percent of Usage Panelists disapprove of this use of foregone.

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  • The presumed advantages of a conscious and attentive crew would be foregone--but the mission would continue News of their decision would eventually complete its light-speed crawl home. —  AnalogSFF,June2006
  • That Obama will make such mistakes is a foregone, it is only how soon and how bad.
  • Pearl 8220 flip in a CDMA flavor any minute now -- and RIM's one of the best manufacturers in the game at spreading its wealth equally between the GSM and CDMA sides of the fence, so an 8230 model seemed like a foregone conclusion from the moment the 8220 was announced. —  Engadget
  • He dismissed the impeachment as a foregone conclusion from a House that has resisted efforts to help real people. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • It seemed like a foregone conclusion that a dude would win, most likely spunky gay Chicagoan Ronnie. —  Gawker
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