default
noun
failure to act; inaction or neglect.
Example Sentences
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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
But the funds can be illiquid and charge high fees, and defaults in the past year have highlighted the investments’ risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Some advisers and investors are growing cautious of private credit due to risks such as high fees, illiquidity, defaults and exposure to tech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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
In 1998, AIG FP entered the new market for corporate credit default swaps: It sold insurance to banks against the risk of defaults by huge numbers of investment-grade public corporations.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
