have defaulted
- present perfect of default.
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of rent-stabilized buildings have defaulted in recent years, and many are selling at discounts upward of 60% from their purchase price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Borrowers are considered to have defaulted if they failed to make payments for 270 days.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Brookfield, meanwhile, which also owns offices through a separate entity, is among downtown landlords who have defaulted on office building loans in recent months and lost their properties to their lenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Several large Chinese property developers, including Evergrande and Country Garden, have defaulted on their debts in the last few years.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Our government, state and municipal bonds speak for themselves, and in the main require no examination as to the security, though there have been cities and even states that have defaulted in their payments.
From Business Hints for Men and Women by Calhoun, Alfred Rochefort
