buckle under
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.
Those allegations led to a freeze in funding by many donors to the agency at a time when Gaza has been buckling under a humanitarian crisis triggered by the war.
From Seattle Times
Mr Hunt sought to claim credit for the move, adding in a press release that Labour had "buckled under pressure" after refusing to rule out a rise "all week".
From BBC
The essential question is how we know what we know because the so-called reliable sources we’ve always counted on historically appear to be buckling under as they cover this election as just another horse race.
From Salon
They buckled under the pressure, as Jones marked her 100th T20 cap with a player of the match performance by adding four catches to her match-winning runs.
From BBC
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