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With fewer safeguards in place, the default rates on federal loans were higher for older Gen Xers than was the case for older millennials years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Provision for credit losses, an expense set aside to cover expected losses from loans or credit that may default, rose by $276 million to $467 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The "clean power" logic is that a cleaner grid will make everything that runs on electricity, from cars to heating, cleaner by default.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Karol came of age during the ascent of reggaeton and Latin club music as a new default in pop, and the first third of the show played to those uncompromising but crowd-pleasing strengths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Just a few months earlier, Burry was being offered 200 basis points—or 2 percent of the principal—for his credit default swaps, which peaked at $1.9 billion.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis