buckle
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Roads will continue to buckle and flights will continue to be delayed from extreme heat, Marlon warns.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Each side has concluded its best course is to resume the conflict at a low level while waiting for the other to buckle, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Hot weather can affect overhead power lines on the railways, external and also cause rails to buckle.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
This approach enabled us to create a material that can bend, buckle, or stiffen differently under slow movements versus sudden impacts -- without electronics, sensors, or active control.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
After Boo and the other two kids have had their bathroom time, Lou Ann starts: “One, two, buckle my shoe.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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“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
Ellie Saab's runway featured slinky trenches that were tightly belted and Givenchy's designs appeared lighter in colour with bold black buttons and buckles.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
As the state-backed property giant buckles under the weight of its debt, the government has so far refrained from stepping in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Others were leather, with rusted buckles or rotted laces.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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Richard Wilcock, Rail Magazine industry editor, said it was hard to know the cause without speculating, but photographs appeared to show "clearly a buckled track".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I had only ever seen him on Zoom, and although he was tall, which was nice, I tried not to judge his brown cracked-leather buckled pilgrim shoes paired with high-waist Wrangler jeans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Elsewhere, vehicles on a two-lane road were seen carefully navigating sections of buckled pavement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Inspectors issue stop-work order at planned 32-story apartment tower in Manhattan, carrying out safety sweeps after former Pfizer headquarters building buckled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
It slid right out, but one of her knuckles seemed to jerk, and my knees buckled.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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
Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
If you’re thinking about buckling up for safety, now would be a good time to jump into I bonds, especially if you were late to buy them before and missed the big upswing.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
The Stanley FatMax hit the shelves with a blade a quarter-inch wider than the norm, allowing it to extend for 10 feet or more without buckling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
I want gallantry from her, swash buckling, heroism, single-handed combat.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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