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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For those like Politico’s Jonathan Martin, who left Iowa before the caucuses began, the outcome was a foregone conclusion.
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Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
But in deep-blue New York, it’s already considered a foregone conclusion that Biden will beat Trump so any tea leaf-reading will be of minimal interest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
Who will win in heavily-Democratic Maryland is pretty much a foregone conclusion which seems to imply that the majority of the state’s electorate would be satisfied with four more years of the same leadership and policies.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
Monday’s increases were widely expected and have long been characterized by activists as a foregone conclusion in favor of real estate estate interests.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
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Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
But in deep-blue New York, it’s already considered a foregone conclusion that Biden will beat Trump so any tea leaf-reading will be of minimal interest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2024
Who will win in heavily-Democratic Maryland is pretty much a foregone conclusion which seems to imply that the majority of the state’s electorate would be satisfied with four more years of the same leadership and policies.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
Monday’s increases were widely expected and have long been characterized by activists as a foregone conclusion in favor of real estate estate interests.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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