Example Sentences

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The biggest consequence for defaulted borrowers is that they could have their wages, tax returns and Social Security garnished.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Two months later, Colony Capital bought the defaulted loan for $22.5 million.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

And so his siblings, amongst themselves, defaulted to English.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The airline defaulted on its debt in less than a year.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

In August it leapt to 25.44 percent, and by the end of the year it stood at 37.7 percent—more than a third of the pool of borrowers had defaulted on their loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis