buckle
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All that said, investors may want to buckle up for a bumpy ride.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Because their play Sunday could buckle the resolve of even true believers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
However, as the jet stream starts to buckle through the second half of the weekend the weather will slowly being to calm down.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Jaya laced the strap through the buckle and tightened it until the tool belt was snug and secure across her chest.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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What has emerged instead is a Brazil of “cowboy hats and big belt buckles, megachurches, malls,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"So they detach the slow-growing gut, which is now tethering the lengthening body. The body buckles and twists into coiling," Miyashita explains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
“We need more cowboy hats and belt buckles in Washington,” he wrote in a campaign post on July 15.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Each wears reflector sunglasses, and the gleam off the frames matches the gleam off the buckles on their holsters.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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Arizona State’s team was already buckled into a plane when the FAA halted flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
Oil output buckled under the weight of the sanctions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
UCLA’s offense got off to a sluggish start against San Diego State, but its defense never buckled and the Bruins eventually earned a lopsided win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The last remaining big Wall Street holdouts have buckled under.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
I pulled up my clean stockings, slipped on and buckled my shoes.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The leak wasn’t visible to the eye: They realized there was a problem when the floors started buckling.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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
National Rail explained that heat can cause a number of issues including overhead lines expanding and rails buckling.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
With Cuba's economy buckling five months into a US-imposed fuel blockade, and the national housing deficit running to over 900,000 units, authorities say a quick fix is unlikely.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Now imagine that they start shaking you so fast the world starts bulging and buckling under you.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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