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Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said: "Companies should switch these protections on by default, for every child, on every device. We are giving them three months to show us that they will do the right thing."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The chart pattern shows that the high-yield index can be much more volatile, and of course, it reflects a higher credit default rate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The U.S. private credit default rate hit 6% last month, the highest since Fitch Ratings started tracking defaults in 2024.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The court issued a default judgment and said the Stratocaster was a copyrightable work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Among its less visible effects was to alarm greatly the three young men at Cornwall Capital who sat on what was for them an enormous pile of credit default swaps purchased mostly from Bear Stearns.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing default
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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