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Stop having or doing something
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forgo | American Dictionary

forgo
verb[ T ]
(alsoforego)us/fɔrˈɡoʊ, foʊr-/present tenseforgoes | present participleforgoing | past tenseforwentus/fɔrˈwent, foʊr-/ | past participleforgoneus/fɔrˈɡɔn, foʊr-, -ˈɡɑn/
to give up or do without:
She decided to forgo flowers at the funeral and asked people to send money to a charity instead.

Examples of forgo

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He too wanted to replace animals, albeit only when this could be done without forgoing the real benefits of research.
In this case, low taxation on unskilled labor motivates a large number of workers to forgo the premium and remain unskilled.
But on these occasions the virtuous green will just have to forgo the best, trusting in the overall utility-maximizing power of the green virtues. 19.
Bioethicists face more complex questions, however, when patients or family members make decisions to forgo medically appropriate treatments as a result of class-related considerations.
What are the other risks of discussion and benefits of silence that motivate citizens to forgo political discussion?
Exhibiting loyalty, actors choose to reduce or forgo norm violations although they may not want to.
This raises questions about the "true" intentions of those involved in forgoing treatment decisions.
At this level of generality it is quite natural to allow uncountable filtered diagrams and to forgo the countable basis property.
The person signing the card reserves the right to forgo that general donation in order to donate to his or her own family members.
Sandwiched between two traps- being soft on crime and excusing riot-related violence-liberals had to forgo their ideal outcomes and moved closer to the conservative position.
Before the fishermen are paid to leave or forgo fishing for a period of time, they should be involved in the monitoring of their catch.
In exchange for a lower insurance premium, an expected utility maximizing enrollee would forgo coverage for tests whose value is less than their full cost.
Barriers to forgoing nutrition and hydration in nursing homes.
None of that justifies forgoing or compromising the patient's basic right of informed consent.
We forgo discussing these display techniques as they are outside the scope of this paper.
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