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.
Treasurys sparked alarm that the bond market might finally be buckling under the pressure of outsize U.S. borrowing.
They are more engaging with the media, and when under pressure on the field have held their nerve rather than buckling.
From BBC
Previously, they had earned a reputation for buckling under pressure.
From BBC
Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
