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buckling

[buhk-ling] / ˈbʌk lɪŋ /


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A few takeaways: Companies are buckling up for a higher-yield environment; spreads—the amount a company pays above a benchmark Treasury—may widen; and those issuing debt may do so with shorter, cheaper, maturities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 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

Alfred leaned against the tilting wall, his legs buckling, his eyes fogging.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte




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