default
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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
While overall private credit default rates have been steadily climbing, experts like Gellert are also looking at more subtle signs of financial stress, including things like payment-in-kind restructuring events.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
It said if it couldn’t make the payment by that date, it would go into default on its loans, potentially resulting in a bankruptcy filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
It was determined by Goldman Sachs and Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, who decided each day whether Mike Burry’s credit default swaps had made or lost 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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