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Zambia became Africa's first sovereign default of the Covid era in 2020 after years of heavy borrowing and a collapse in commodity revenues.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Some countries have adopted default urban speed limits of 30km/h or 20mph to protect pedestrians, regardless of the type of road.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The European Parliament just switched its default search provider to a French service, called Qwant, to reduce reliance on American technology — but the search engine turns to Microsoft Bing for much of its results.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

County nonprofit that contracts with Head Start, expects child-to-teacher ratios to default to those already outlined for state preschool and general child care — if that guidance is left up to the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Subprime mortgage loans in Florida would default for the same reasons, and at the same time, as subprime mortgage loans in California.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Among funds overseen by Ares Management, Blackstone, Blue Owl Capital and Golub Capital, loan defaults touched their highest level since at least 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

If a tenant defaults, Google has favorable options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Mortgage defaults have tripled over the past year, hitting 12.8 percent, the highest level in 20 years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Consumer activity is anemic while debt defaults are skyrocketing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

A mortgage created in early 2005 might have a two-year “fixed” rate of 6 percent that, in 2007, would jump to 11 percent and provoke a wave of defaults.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The percentage of defaulted loans in Blue Owl’s fund hit 2.8% in the second quarter, its highest level in at least five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Since then, the number of defaulted borrowers has exploded from 5.3 million to around 9.5 million, according to data from the Office of Federal Student Aid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

As England goalkeeper Pickford collected the ball, Mora defaulted to returning to his natural position, failing to close the gap.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Instead, they increasingly defaulted to reading the words themselves.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

Who borrowed money to buy a house and defaulted inside of twelve months?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

As for the Neo, Luria told MarketWatch that Apple saw “a need to expand its addressable market and engage with younger consumers that were defaulting into Chromebooks and low-end PCs.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

In the wake of the 2007-09 recession, the Caesars Entertainment casino empire came close to defaulting on more than $25 billion in debt, and an unusually vicious corporate bankruptcy fight began.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Starting in June 2025, with the pause having ended nine months prior, borrowers began defaulting again for the first time since the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

On defaulting people into annuities, I am a bit less enthusiastic.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

The next morning, Burry opened the Wall Street Journal to find an article explaining how the new wave of adjustable-rate mortgages were defaulting, in their first nine months, at rates never before seen.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis