default on
Example Sentences
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It said if it couldn’t make the payment by that date, it would go into default on its loans, potentially resulting in a bankruptcy filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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
Government guarantees mean bond investors aren’t taking credit risks if homeowners default on their mortgages.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 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
They merely needed to stop rising at the unprecedented rates they had the previous few years for vast numbers of Americans to default on their home loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
