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But despite some resistance from those around them, many told me that, in a broader sense, they felt having children no longer had to be the default.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
“That pushes capital flows toward BHP almost by default from investors who want some AI-linked exposure but are constrained to the local market, whether by mandate or simple home bias,” said Lin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
A default doesn’t seem like the best way to achieve this end.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Unlike corporate debt, issuers can suspend preferred dividend payments without triggering a default.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
By early 2005 Howie Hubler had found a sufficient number of fools in the market to acquire 2 billion dollars’ worth of these bespoke credit default swaps.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing default
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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