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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Investors should take notice, too, wrote Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid in a note to clients this morning, instead of treating a September cut as a foregone conclusion.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
An agreement is far from a foregone conclusion, though, with Leipzig wanting a fee of €75million (£65m; $85.8m) plus add-ons as well as a sell-on percentage for any deal for Sesko.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The 1,500 meters is often prone to jockeying and seesawing tactics, so no qualification is a foregone conclusion.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Executions are not guaranteed An execution – or even a death sentence – is not a foregone conclusion, even in high-profile, notorious cases like the one in Idaho.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
An agreement is far from a foregone conclusion, though, with Leipzig wanting a fee of €75million (£65m; $85.8m) plus add-ons as well as a sell-on percentage for any deal for Sesko.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The 1,500 meters is often prone to jockeying and seesawing tactics, so no qualification is a foregone conclusion.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Executions are not guaranteed An execution – or even a death sentence – is not a foregone conclusion, even in high-profile, notorious cases like the one in Idaho.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 20 July 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 23 Aug. 2025.
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