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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an unfortunate default" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is regrettable or undesirable, often in a technical or formal context.
Example: "The software update resulted in an unfortunate default that affected user settings."
Alternatives: "a regrettable oversight" or "an undesirable outcome."
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"It's an unfortunate default setting that many Irish stories have.
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With so many homeowners owing more on their mortgages than their houses are worth, default is an unfortunate but often rational choice.
Like most homeowners who default, Stolmeier blamed an unfortunate confluence of events for his inability to pay his mortgage.
The default expression on his face is such an unfortunate one.
There's an unfortunate childhood.
This has an unfortunate consequence.
This is an unfortunate situation.
"It was an unfortunate coincidence".
That's an unfortunate result.
This was an unfortunate hiatus.
By default, the former Arkansas governor morphed into "Huck," a nom de tab that has lent itself on occasion to an unfortunate winking salaciousness.
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