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Example Sentences
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This type of accommodation subsequently became Washington’s default posture.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
In this case, it wants the court to order Netflix to delete any data "deceptively collected from Texans", cease processing their data for targeted advertising and to turn auto-play off by default for children's profiles.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Other candidates could get in on the action and, as Labour’s current leader, Starmer could run again by default.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
“The event isn’t a bankruptcy or a default event, it’s a restructuring event.”
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Did that make her best friend by default?
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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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