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Each side has concluded its best course is to resume the conflict at a low level while waiting for the other to buckle, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

The temperature of steel railway lines can rise to up to 20C above air temperatures in direct sunlight, causing them to expand and buckle.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Hot weather can affect overhead power lines on the railways, external and also cause rails to buckle.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

He gives me a solemn look as I buckle in, and then he drives extra slow—even worse than Roli.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

“Just every department: boots, hats, belt, buckles, T-shirts, Western shirts,” store co-owner Julie Newport told The Times of Haaland’s purchases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

A third possibility is that Cuba buckles under the weight of the massive economic pressure it is facing, which has already led to hours-long daily blackouts and massive food shortages on the island.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

“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’s wearing black stockings although it’s summer, and sandals, although the sandals are not dainty women’s summer sandals, but thick- soled and artistic, with primitive peasant buckles.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

New York City’s Department of Investigation launched an inquiry into a Midtown Manhattan high-rise where two supporting columns buckled this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

They slammed back down, then heaved up again, and then the doors buckled.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

A high-rise building in New York City under construction is structurally unstable after two of its support columns started buckling on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

With Cuba's economy buckling five months into a US-imposed fuel blockade, and the national housing deficit running to over 900,000 units, authorities say a quick fix is unlikely.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

“I’m sorry,” I say as we’re buckling our seat belts.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy