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default

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




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Bank of New York Mellon and Robinhood will manage Trump Accounts, with an S&P 500 ETF as the default investment.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

An S&P 500 exchange-traded fund will be the default investment at launch, with other broad-based index options expected to roll out afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Instead of the one-click default to your laptop’s last opened tab, you opened Etsy and bought a ceramic mug from a maker you’d been following on Instagram.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The report said Roblox would let parents switch off direct chat entirely for under-16s, while Meta would hide teens' Instagram connection lists by default and develop AI tools to detect likely sexualised conversations in DMs.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“With the Bear guys I had this suspicion that, if there were any credit default swaps on CDOs to buy, they were buying it for themselves,” said Charlie.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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