buckle
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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
He managed to survive in the shielded void, a life-saving scenario that occasionally unfolds as multistory structures tumble pancake-style, support beams buckle and slabs of concrete crash down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Hot weather can affect overhead power lines on the railways, external and also cause rails to buckle.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Hot weather can affect overhead power lines on the railways and also cause rails to buckle.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
High John thumbed his belt buckle and frowned.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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All seven members - Maya, Juria, Hinata, Harvey, Cocona, Chisa and Jurin - are dressed in vibrant neon outfits that erupt with tufts of faux fur and intricate belt buckles.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Your buckles should face not left, not right, but straight ahead.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
He trains hard, mentally prepares himself and still buckles to fear.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2025
Other technology, like 3D printers, have made it possible to re-create items like vintage belt buckles that prove impossible to find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
The third man wore something on his head that looked more like a dead possum than a wig, but his coat was crisp and new and the buckles on his shoes gleamed.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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After Wales' scrum buckled early on, an ineffective attacking play involving Thomas resulted in Springboks hooker Malcolm Marx achieving a turnover penalty with rampaging lock Cobus Wiese almost crossing the Welsh line before knocking on.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The sky was the limit for turning offices into apartments – until some columns buckled.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The game's immense popularity sometimes also meant "servers buckled under the strain", said Reynolds, meaning connectivity problems were "rife for some time".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Columns inside a Manhattan high-rise office building buckled Tuesday, setting off a scramble to shore up the structure before it partially collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The road was buckled in several places; trees were down everywhere.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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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
Video from inside the building shows the buckling beam.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ukraine's energy network, already pummelled by Russian attacks over more than four years of war, was buckling under the high temperatures on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
I staggered under the weight, felt my knees buckling, before the hands slipped away.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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