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Provision for credit losses, an expense set aside to cover expected losses from loans or credit that may default, rose by $276 million to $467 million.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Spirit is already in default of its agreement, Citibank said, and lenders had the right to seize airline assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The "clean power" logic is that a cleaner grid will make everything that runs on electricity, from cars to heating, cleaner by default.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Karol came of age during the ascent of reggaeton and Latin club music as a new default in pop, and the first third of the show played to those uncompromising but crowd-pleasing strengths.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The loans that were being made to actual human beings only grew crappier, but, bizarrely, the price of insuring them—the price of buying credit default swaps—fell.
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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