buckle down
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If she can find a path to collective resilience in these dark times, I’d better suit up and buckle down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Let’s buckle down together, let’s remove barriers for each other and let’s go get it, all right?” he said to applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2025
“Being a farmer, you have good years, you have bad years. When you have those bad years, you buckle down, and you work harder,” Bailey said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
"We can get there - but these companies better buckle down and they better get serious."
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
Fern had just come out in Lockhart, and it was time to buckle down to the business of meeting bachelors.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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