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default

[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /




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The "clean power" logic is that a cleaner grid will make everything that runs on electricity, from cars to heating, cleaner by default.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Karol came of age during the ascent of reggaeton and Latin club music as a new default in pop, and the first third of the show played to those uncompromising but crowd-pleasing strengths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“Interviewers have seen so much AI-generated everything, like cover letters and résumés, that they are default skeptics.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The iTraxx Europe senior financials index of euro financial investment-grade bond credit default swaps falls 7 basis points to 65bps, S&P Global Market Intelligence data show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Shorting Home Equity Mezzanine Tranches” was just a fancy way to describe Mike Burry’s idea of betting against U.S. home loans: buying credit default swaps on the crappiest triple-B slices of subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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