go without
Britishverb
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to be denied or deprived of (something, esp food)
if you don't like your tea you can go without
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that is obvious or self-evident
Example Sentences
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It’s a situation that has the travel industry worried and warning of disruptions at airports as workers go without pay.
From MarketWatch
But the beauty of the mandate of the ECB is that we have two objectives: So the primary objective is price stability, which doesn’t go without financial stability.
Jackson invoked the struggle for workers’ rights, the coal mining strikes, what it meant to go without.
From Salon
They refused to offer anything but minimal discounts to big insurers and Medicaid programs, even though they acknowledged that thousands of patients might have to go without the treatments.
From Los Angeles Times
But employees performing those functions at agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, and the Transportation Security Administration could go without pay if the shutdown stretches for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times
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