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default

[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /




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If not for this, lenders would choose the credit-score model that they think better captures a borrower’s risk, since they would have to bear the costs of defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other reforms include giving a "default yes" to planning applications near railway stations, including on green belt land, and a requirement that new builds include nature-friendly features, such as installing swift bricks, to support wildlife.

From BBC

When IRS computers sync the forms they already have with the numbers supplied on a return, their default move is marking $0 for a missing cost basis, Zlatkin said.

From MarketWatch

“SUV just became the default body style,” said automotive consultant Adam Bernard, who led competitor intelligence for General Motors from 2007 to 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wait, Ring’s default settings allow it to tap into my personal recordings?

From The Wall Street Journal