default on
Example Sentences
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“The U.S. government doesn’t default on its obligations,” Woldenberg said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
About 5 million borrowers have been in default on their student loans since the pandemic, and experts expected millions more to face the consequences of default in the coming months.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
The default on these machines is you just see the last two to three seconds of the race.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
As of the end of June this year, about 5.3 million borrowers were in default on their student loans for about $117 billion, CRS said.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Large numbers of investment-grade companies in different countries and different industries were indeed unlikely to default on their debt at the same time.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
