buckling
Example Sentences
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Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.
The group, led by New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin, condemned the firms for buckling under political pressure, in a letter sent to the chief executives of the companies, and called their action "unjustifiable" on Thursday.
From Reuters
Theirs is a country buckling under compounding crises: A civil war, disease after years of destruction.
From New York Times
And the social care system, which supports people in their own homes and in care homes, is also buckling.
From BBC
The UK's health system is buckling under the weight of staff shortages and a lack of beds.
From BBC
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