buckling
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Christine Ji and Hannah Pedone looked into the reasons for the buckling AI trade, with more than two-thirds of stocks in the S&P 500 information technology sector down at least 20% from their recent highs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The war has taken a significant toll on an economy already buckling under runaway inflation—which hit 88.6% year-on-year in June—a weakened currency and years of compounding international isolation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Millions of people across the continent are currently "living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling", he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
"Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Kaisa asked, swinging a saddlebag off her shoulder and buckling it onto the back of her horse’s saddle.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
