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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Starmer’s landslide victory, which, if realized, will bring an end to 14 years of Conservative rule, comes as little surprise, although Labour has spent the past six weeks warning voters that the polls are not a foregone conclusion.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 July 2024
Conservatives have had it in for Chevron deference for a long time; given their current majority on the court, the doctrine’s death has been a foregone conclusion, awaiting only the appearance of a suitable case to use as a bludgeon.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Persistent, widespread unrest in Africa is not a foregone conclusion.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
But for the Music Hall audience, the judges’ gushing reactions to her performance had made victory seem like a foregone conclusion.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 July 2024
Conservatives have had it in for Chevron deference for a long time; given their current majority on the court, the doctrine’s death has been a foregone conclusion, awaiting only the appearance of a suitable case to use as a bludgeon.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Persistent, widespread unrest in Africa is not a foregone conclusion.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
But for the Music Hall audience, the judges’ gushing reactions to her performance had made victory seem like a foregone conclusion.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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