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default

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




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The case asks whether the Fourth Amendment still means what Americans think it means as surveillance becomes automated, invisible, and broad enough to treat entire groups of ordinary people as searchable by default.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The staff presentation did reference YouTube as being blocked by default but accessible by teachers for instructional purposes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Removing Southampton from the play-offs would most likely be achieved by giving Boro a default 3-0 win for the first leg, and therefore a 4-2 aggregate victory.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In November 2016, Chopra told Epstein by email that “sleep is consciousness in its default mode.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Now this guy calls and says he’d like to buy back the original six credit default swaps Scion had bought in May.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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