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A softer spin on that is that people, unlike machines, often default to trying to help other people who ask for assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“The event isn’t a bankruptcy or a default event, it’s a restructuring event.”
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
In this case, it wants the court to order Netflix to delete any data "deceptively collected from Texans", cease processing their data for targeted advertising and to turn auto-play off by default for children's profiles.
From BBC • May 12, 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
Michael Burry’s credit default swaps were suddenly fashionable.
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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