buck
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“The buck should stop here, and it should stop now,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Everyone has been able to pass the buck," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Even wealthy car buyers are doing what they can to save a buck.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Surging chip prices mean buyers simply aren’t getting as much bang for their buck as they used to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He had already crossed the whole length of the hall and was pressed close to two rabbits, a buck and a doe, each of whom was fully as large as Cowslip.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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