default
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Default rates on car loans in March rose to the highest levels seen since 2010, according to Cox Automotive, an industry-research firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The move will mean that Manx Utilities' electricity tarrifs will be above the new Default Tariff Cap from April, however, it said it expected electricity charges to remain "broadly in line with average UK levels".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Default swaps can be volatile and thinly traded, but the upward trend on spreads has remained consistent for months.
From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025
The concern has been especially apparent in Oracle’s credit default swaps, as the cost of insurance on Oracle’s bonds has sharply diverged from the broader investment-grade Credit Default Swap Index in recent weeks.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
‘Last Sunday Night, Sir Basil Firebrass, noted for his humanity to young Vintners, whom he first set up, and afterwards upon Default of payment took execution against ‘em, departed this life.’
From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason
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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