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“Now the default argument is going to be ‘he can drive, he just has to do this program,’” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“I think it’s possible to engineer safety by default, and get many of the incredible benefits of this technology, without going down this treacherous path,” Suleyman wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Since last week, two MCA funders have asked a New York state court to enter default judgments of more than $585,000 against Triways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the UK, 3pm remains the traditional, default kick-off time for all leagues from the very top down through non-league.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The cash flows of Mike Burry’s credit default swaps replicated the cash flows of the triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bond that he wagered against.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Google's omnipresent search engine now defaults to AI summaries of a person's query, and that hit the number of advertisements it was able to sell during the quarter.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Fund managers are racing to negotiate loan extensions on this as they try to avoid big losses from a potential wave of defaults by the companies they own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
This could set off a cascade of data-center halts and debt defaults, even as token demand increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
If a bond issuer defaults — meaning it fails to make an interest or maturity payment — or the market fears a default is likely, the bond’s price can drop.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
A mortgage created in early 2005 might have a two-year “fixed” rate of 6 percent that, in 2007, would jump to 11 percent and provoke a wave of defaults.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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A few minutes later the Russian was defaulted, as he had to be, under rules that bar a player from "hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly, or with negligent disregard of the consequences."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Radford Studio Center, which sold for $1.85 billion in 2021, was seized by lenders after its previous owner defaulted on its debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Zambia defaulted on its sovereign debt in 2020, with its debt-to-GDP ratio peaking at 124 percent in 2021, and later completed an IMF-supported programme.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
However, China defaulted on these bonds in 1938.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
People defaulted on loans, leaving banks shaken, and unemployment rising.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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But the contract lays out various fees that could have inflated the amount owed, including $5,000 for defaulting and another $5,000 for blocking access to a bank account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The stock fell again during in 1998 as markets grappled with turmoil over Russia defaulting on its debt and the collapse of hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Two years ago, again at Wimbledon, it appeared officials were considering defaulting Medvedev for an outburst towards umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the wake of the 2007-09 recession, the Caesars Entertainment casino empire came close to defaulting on more than $25 billion in debt, and an unusually vicious corporate bankruptcy fight began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
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