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




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When businesses fall behind, MCA funders often employ Uniform Commercial Code lien notices, asking customers owing money to a business in default to pay funders instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The cost of default protection for large AI companies has risen in recent days as investors worry about future profitability of the tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

If none of the above scenarios can be negotiated, the default outcome would be new elections.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kalshi is instituting a default monthly deposit limit of $2,500 for 18- to 20-year-olds in its prediction market.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Within a few months, Lippmann’s credit default swap position had to be marked down by $30 million.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Google's omnipresent search engine now defaults to AI summaries of a person's query, and that hit the number of advertisements it was able to sell during the quarter.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Broadcom provided financial guarantees to protect lenders from losses in the event that Anthropic defaults on the loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Call it a sign of the times: A JPMorgan analyst is looking into the exposure banks will have if CoreWeave defaults on its debts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

This could set off a cascade of data-center halts and debt defaults, even as token demand increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

A mortgage created in early 2005 might have a two-year “fixed” rate of 6 percent that, in 2007, would jump to 11 percent and provoke a wave of defaults.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Officials are implementing new repayment plans, getting rid of old ones and reportedly preparing to restart debt collection on defaulted student loans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

A few minutes later the Russian was defaulted, as he had to be, under rules that bar a player from "hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly, or with negligent disregard of the consequences."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Radford Studio Center, which sold for $1.85 billion in 2021, was seized by lenders after its previous owner defaulted on its debt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Zambia defaulted on its sovereign debt in 2020, with its debt-to-GDP ratio peaking at 124 percent in 2021, and later completed an IMF-supported programme.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Who borrowed money to buy a house and defaulted inside of twelve months?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Two years ago, again at Wimbledon, it appeared officials were considering defaulting Medvedev for an outburst towards umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Plans also call for eliminating teacher-student staff ratios, defaulting caps to the licensing requirements of each state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The bonds are investment grade, first and foremost, so the risk of issuers defaulting is relatively low.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Terekhova said in an interview that the attacks have put her business at risk of defaulting on its loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

It would probably be a lot easier for me to go over to her house...but again, my mind is defaulting to relying on Fiona for help.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen


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