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None of that means Oracle will default on its debts.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

Morningstar analyst Jeff Zhang said mandating advisers showed "whether the company will default hinges on the outcome of overseas debt restructuring and the next two weeks will be crucial."

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2023

One thing that’s already happening: As investors fret that the federal government will default on Treasury bonds that are maturing soon, they have started to demand higher interest rates as compensation for greater risk.

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

First things first: all the experts the BBC spoke to do not think the US will default on its debt.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

If we relax, she will default on her payments.

From The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it by Davis, James J. (James John)