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buckle

[buhk-uhl] / ˈbʌk əl /




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Cops with the most seizures would pose for pictures with pro-wrestling-style championship belt that had “Mission GED Pistoleros” emblazoned on the buckle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The engineers worried the truck’s open front end might bend or buckle under a process in which the vehicle body is readied for painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Yet that buffer — a crucial way to meet global oil demand so far — could start to buckle as soon as early June, according to strategists at J.P.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

She warned her fellow librarians not to buckle to outside pressures.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

I snapped the chin-strap buckle of my bike helmet.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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