the foregoing
noun
formal
: the things that have just been mentioned
It should be clear from the foregoing that a new system is needed.
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However, with some of the foregoing issues in the front of mind, the process can be achievable, measurable, and successful.
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Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
There are many reasons for the foregoing court policies.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
On September 10, 2020, the then school board reaffirmed the foregoing motion, as well as moving forward with renaming the schools on southern campus.
—Sarah Kohrs and Neil Thorne, TIME, 21 May 2024
When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
User represents and warrants that User has the right to make the foregoing grant to Interesting Engineering and that any Feedback which is provided by User to Interesting Engineering does not infringe any third-party intellectual property or any other rights.
—interestingengineering.com, 31 Mar. 2023
None of the foregoing, however, eclipses the financial dimension of the complaint, which alleges that the firing left 19 months on his contract.
—Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022
For clarity, the foregoing license grant to Big Think does not affect your other ownership or license rights in your Contributor Submissions, including the right to grant additional licenses to the material in your Contributor Submissions.
—Big Think, 10 June 2020
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Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
There are many reasons for the foregoing court policies.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
On September 10, 2020, the then school board reaffirmed the foregoing motion, as well as moving forward with renaming the schools on southern campus.
—Sarah Kohrs and Neil Thorne, TIME, 21 May 2024
When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
User represents and warrants that User has the right to make the foregoing grant to Interesting Engineering and that any Feedback which is provided by User to Interesting Engineering does not infringe any third-party intellectual property or any other rights.
—interestingengineering.com, 31 Mar. 2023
None of the foregoing, however, eclipses the financial dimension of the complaint, which alleges that the firing left 19 months on his contract.
—Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022
For clarity, the foregoing license grant to Big Think does not affect your other ownership or license rights in your Contributor Submissions, including the right to grant additional licenses to the material in your Contributor Submissions.
—Big Think, 10 June 2020
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“The foregoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20foregoing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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