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In recent years, a majority of younger viewers have come to prefer smartphones over TVs as default hubs for visual entertainment.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
It quickly became my default and it works for single servings or meal prepping, if you don’t want to worry about lunch for a few days.
From Salon • 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
Some 46% of borrowers in default as of last September had previously defaulted at least three times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Whoever sold him a credit default swap on a subprime mortgage bond would one day owe him a great deal of money.
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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