default
Example Sentences
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This puts high-yield bonds and leveraged loans at a greater risk of default than investment-grade bonds, so they pay higher yields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
They are typically the default investment for new hires who are automatically enrolled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The insurance law expert predicted more defensive default settings, stricter age verification, more stringent parental controls and new alerts to nudge users off the platforms will all flow from the courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
UBS recently forecast a 15% default rate, nearly triple recent experience.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
What Burt could tell them was that they were probably the first people ever to buy a credit default swap on the double-A tranche of a CDO.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
