buck
Example Sentences
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Oh, yes, and reportedly his wife has made a buck or two as well.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Marco Rose is an attacking manager so if Liverpool don't buck their ideas up then Bournemouth are going to do the same, and Iraola could end up losing on his return to his former club.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The buck should stop here, and it should stop now,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“We fully own that we did make a mistake…As the CEO of the company, the buck stops with me and we should have had better processes in place,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
‘If – if it’s the buck you’re after,’ he said, ‘take it and let me go. It’s in my pack. I haven’t eaten much.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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