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default

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




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And, perhaps, the remote prospect of a truly extreme solution: default.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

That is because there is a higher risk of default.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Aylo said it was returning to Australia as Apple has "set a benchmark" by setting default child safety features on all devices unless owners confirmed they are adults.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Two slices had been the default for years.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

By the end of July he owned credit default swaps on $750 million in subprime mortgage bonds and was privately bragging about it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Diedrichs said unless the designers prompt AI to show realistic or diverse features, "it's going to give you an image that defaults to the average" data set of the "narrow" traditional beauty standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The rate includes delinquent loans and likely borrower defaults.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Certainly, the Consols proved a better bet than the high-yielding South American bonds whose serial defaults played a precipitating role in the London credit crisis of 1825.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That return shows that the higher interest payments have outweighed the greater volatility and higher rates of bond defaults and credit losses for the high-yield index.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The defaults mounted, the bonds universally crashed, and the CDOs composed of the bonds followed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Daniil Medvedev was defaulted from the China Open after hitting a spectator in the face with a ball during his semi-final against Novak Djokovic.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

He was being summoned because he was being sued by Midland Credit Management for $3,466.63 in defaulted credit card debt.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

People defaulted on loans, leaving banks shaken, and unemployment rising.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

Those who cannot afford higher premiums might be forced to sell their home or risk defaulting on their mortgage, according to a report by the Consumer Federation of America.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 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

Mobile home buyers were defaulting on their loans, their mobile homes were being repossessed, and the people who had lent them money were receiving fractions of the original loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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