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The AI can then place Teen Account protections onto those accounts, which are default safety setting for users that restrict messaging and other activities on the platforms.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
And the default is, they will renew it unless the conditions have subsided.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Williams framed the Fed’s current stance as a deliberate choice, not a default.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
And without children to serve as default heirs, caregivers or decision makers, many of these “solo agers” quietly delay estate planning — leaving a surprising gap in otherwise well-constructed financial lives.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
Large numbers of investment-grade companies in different countries and different industries were indeed unlikely to default on their debt at the same time.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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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