buckling
Example Sentences
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As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan 3690 -1.44%decrease; red down pointing triangle swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025
It's a Catch-22 situation - Delhi still wants to clinch a deal but also doesn't want to come across as buckling under Trump's pressure.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
In the yard, men were buckling on swordbelts and cinching the saddles of their horses.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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