foregone conclusion
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Oddly, a few months ago, McLaren’s arrival seemed like a foregone conclusion. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Sources: McLaren pursuing Colton Herta, full-season partnership with IndyCar team for 2020," 29 July 2019 This was something that was not a foregone conclusion by any extent. — Andrea Reeves, Cincinnati.com, "Apollo 11 moon landing artifacts are coming to Cincinnati, including command module Columbia," 14 June 2019 Demolition of the chapel is not a foregone conclusion. — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "Funeral home in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood could be demolished to make way for 58 townhomes," 5 June 2019 Why would more urban highways and lanes of traffic—especially at a time when many cities are actively removing or capping their highways—be a foregone conclusion in any effort to mitigate Houston’s serious congestion problem? — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Houston’s $7 billion solution to gridlock is more highways," 5 Aug. 2019 Lazio manager Simone Inzaghi has recently been in talks with the forward to convince him to stay put at the Serie A club and Il Messaggero are now reporting that the Ecuadorian's departure from Rome is no longer a foregone conclusion. — SI.com, "Transfer Rumours: Kean to Everton, Atletico Madrid Contact Olmo, Leicester Eye Up Praet & More," 10 July 2019 The term – life plus 30 years – was a foregone conclusion. — Claudia Torrens, Twin Cities, "Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison," 17 July 2019 The term - life plus 30 years - was a foregone conclusion. — Washington Post, "Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison," 17 July 2019 But while the leadership contest appears to be a foregone conclusion, its final weeks have been bruising for Johnson. — Billy Perrigo, Time, "On the Cusp of Power, Boris Johnson's Inflammatory Language on Islam Returns to Haunt Him," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'foregone conclusion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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