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is defaulting

  • present progressive of default (3rd person singular).

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The Fed report offers a look at who is defaulting:

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

“It is defaulting back to, ‘Hey, Mr. End User, take care of security!’

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2021

War debt payment which she is defaulting as usual this month.

From Time Magazine Archive

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