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

Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said winter viruses were placing further strain on an "already buckling system".

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan 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. 30, 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

But as soon as they’re in the car, buckling their seat belts, Maxine says, “What did your dad just call you?”

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri