buckle
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Some of that extra weight was what caused the steel beams to buckle, Nathan Berman, managing principal and founder of MetroLoft, told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
She was woozy from the anesthesia, and in the end, Pearl had to buckle the seat belt around her.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Two buckles were recovered, one dating to the late Roman period and one dating to the post-medieval period.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
“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
She then brushed my hair, adjusted the straps and buckles on my chair, gave me a quick hug, and went home.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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
The former Pfizer headquarters in Midtown Manhattan faced a risk of partial collapse after steel beams buckled under the weight of new additions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I get Boo buckled into the car seat and Lou Ann backs out of the garage.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
The war has taken a significant toll on an economy already buckling under runaway inflation—which hit 88.6% year-on-year in June—a weakened currency and years of compounding international isolation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
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
He bundled her into his arms and leapt down from the crates, landing roughly, his bad leg buckling.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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