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Example Sentences
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Banks face increased default risk and higher pay demands, potentially impacting earnings, according to Janus Henderson Investors.
The house was likely to become mine by default and nothing else.
From Literature
They are typically the default investment for new hires who are automatically enrolled.
“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”
From Salon
Many have protected themselves through “synthetic risk transfers,” under which they retain the loan but pay someone such as a hedge fund to take the hit if the loan defaults.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
