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“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

Olsen and his traders are closely scrutinizing the creditworthiness of those they cut deals with, and the likelihood that they might default on their obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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 cost of default protection for large AI companies has risen in recent days as investors worry about future profitability of the tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

If the bondholders received 30 cents on the dollar—thus experiencing a loss of 70 cents—the guy who had bought the credit default swap got 70 cents.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

But if defaults exceed expectations, that will weigh down performance that has already been in decline for years, slashing returns paid out to investors like pensions, insurers and wealthy individuals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

But the funds can be illiquid and charge high fees, and defaults in the past year have highlighted the investments’ risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Call it a sign of the times: A JPMorgan analyst is looking into the exposure banks will have if CoreWeave defaults on its debts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 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

In some cases, rather than lend money, it is as though BMW teamed up with a bank, promising to buy back the car for a minimum price if a subprime buyer defaulted on a loan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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

When Hichilema, 64, came into office in 2021 after a landslide victory, Zambia had recently defaulted on its international debt and had an annual inflation rate of more than 24%.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The loans carried, in effect, government guarantees; if the homeowners defaulted, the government paid off their debts.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

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

Plans also call for eliminating teacher-student staff ratios, defaulting caps to the licensing requirements of each state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

At the same time, the country is defaulting on a significant obligation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It wasn’t immediately obvious—after all, the best way to avoid the risk of General Electric’s defaulting on its debt was not to lend to General Electric in the first place.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis