buck
Example Sentences
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"The buck stopped with UVU leadership and law enforcement," Parkinson said in a statement to the Associated Press.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“The track record of memecoins has been rocky at best, and it was not clear that this issue had either the backer or the timing to buck that trend.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nor is he alone, with Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham all potential rivals and attempting to buck one of the award's strongest recent trends.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“The buck should stop here, and it should stop now,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
I was competing with hundreds of people, each trying to make a buck.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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