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default

[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /




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The legal news website SCOTUSblog has also begun using interim docket as its default nomenclature, rankling some commentators who accused the site of adopting a term that plays down the real-world repercussions of interim orders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trent-Wilson discovered that when the parents of the child she carried defaulted on what she believed were their financial obligations, she was suddenly on her own.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the third quarter, 2.6% of its investment portfolio was essentially in default and presenting the risk of the BDC incurring a “substantial loss.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A half day of trading and the lowest volume day of the year did nothing to change 2025’s default position: stocks want to go higher.

From Barron's

“From the outset, our approach has been guided by the principle that AI systems should be designed with age-appropriate protections by default.”

From Los Angeles Times