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The time restriction would be enabled by default settings on social media accounts for children aged 16 and 17, preventing them from accessing social media sites between midnight and 6:00 am.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Some countries have adopted default urban speed limits of 30km/h or 20mph to protect pedestrians, regardless of the type of road.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

County nonprofit that contracts with Head Start, expects child-to-teacher ratios to default to those already outlined for state preschool and general child care — if that guidance is left up to the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

For Chinese companies trying to overtake American incumbents, releasing model weights earns trust, wins developers and makes their technology the default foundation for new applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

In a few weeks Mike Burry bought several hundred million dollars in credit default swaps from half a dozen banks, in chunks of $5 million.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Mortgage defaults have tripled over the past year, hitting 12.8 percent, the highest level in 20 years.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Another wave of defaults could be on the way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

That would hamper investment and expansion for stronger borrowers and potentially trigger defaults in weaker ones, such as software companies facing replacement by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The broader private-credit industry has started facing similar elevated redemption requests because of souring loan performance and fear of future defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

In 1998, AIG FP entered the new market for corporate credit default swaps: It sold insurance to banks against the risk of defaults by huge numbers of investment-grade public corporations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Many of the states with the highest concentrations of defaulted borrowers are in the South, an Associated Press analysis found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

As England goalkeeper Pickford collected the ball, Mora defaulted to returning to his natural position, failing to close the gap.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Instead, they increasingly defaulted to reading the words themselves.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

Evergrande eventually defaulted on its debt and the company collapsed two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Their main argument, in defense of the underlying loans, was that, in their short history, they had never defaulted in meaningful amounts.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The bonds are investment grade, first and foremost, so the risk of issuers defaulting is relatively low.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Starting in June 2025, with the pause having ended nine months prior, borrowers began defaulting again for the first time since the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

This shows you your financial account history but does not give you a credit score, which is the risk assessment that lenders use to assess your chances of defaulting.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Millions of borrowers are defaulting on their student loans, and they are nearly 40 years old on average.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The next morning, Burry opened the Wall Street Journal to find an article explaining how the new wave of adjustable-rate mortgages were defaulting, in their first nine months, at rates never before seen.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis