buckle
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The buffer that the oil market has relied on following disruptions to exports in the Middle East could start to buckle as soon as early June, according to strategists at J.P.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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
The strain causes the surface to buckle and crack, allowing magma from deep within Earth to rise upward.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
He still cannot walk; his legs are weak and buckle under him.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
Vocabulary lists containing buckle
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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