buckling

Example Sentences

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Unlike East Germany, Poland and the other Communist bloc countries, North Korea hadn’t shown any signs of buckling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

But new laws and public information campaigns changed those norms, so that buckling your seat belt is now routine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

It's a Catch-22 situation - Delhi still wants to clinch a deal but also doesn't want to come across as buckling under Trump's pressure.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

In fact, Duane could well imagine an object so heavy because he was currently buckling under the weight of the heavy table.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el