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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But such a boost is not a foregone conclusion, as domestic pressures and economic challenges weigh on their popularity and power.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
This is all to say Wilson heading to the Las Vegas Raiders is not a foregone conclusion.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
And that is why Tuesday’s news was such a foregone conclusion.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Signing the Littleton native seemed a foregone conclusion after his Homegrown status left him ineligible for the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
This is all to say Wilson heading to the Las Vegas Raiders is not a foregone conclusion.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
And that is why Tuesday’s news was such a foregone conclusion.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Signing the Littleton native seemed a foregone conclusion after his Homegrown status left him ineligible for the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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