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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So, for the curious and ambitious Myers Park High School grad, college was always a foregone conclusion.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
But the potential for a third candidate to qualify has made a Biden-Trump debate anything but a foregone conclusion.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
But the potential for a third candidate to qualify has made a Biden-Trump debate anything but a foregone conclusion.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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