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A softer spin on that is that people, unlike machines, often default to trying to help other people who ask for assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
This type of accommodation subsequently became Washington’s default posture.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
That would most likely be facilitated by Boro being given a default 3-0 win for the first leg, and therefore a 4-2 aggregate victory.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Other candidates could get in on the action and, as Labour’s current leader, Starmer could run again by default.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
In a portfolio of less than $30 million, Cornwall Capital now owned $205 million in credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds, and were disturbed mainly that they didn’t own more.
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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