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




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All of the software programs run the Social Security reduction scenario as an addendum, not as a default.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Google and Apple are already closely tied, with Google paying out tens of billions of dollars every year to be the default search engine on the iPhone's Safari web browser.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Users can choose this to be the app's default landing page.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

Now he was face-to-face with the actual human being on the other side of his credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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