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buckling

[buhk-ling] / ˈbʌk lɪŋ /


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Christine Ji and Hannah Pedone looked into the reasons for the buckling AI trade, with more than two-thirds of stocks in the S&P 500 information technology sector down at least 20% from their recent highs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

A high-rise building in New York City under construction is structurally unstable after two of its support columns started buckling on Tuesday morning.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The war has taken a significant toll on an economy already buckling under runaway inflation—which hit 88.6% year-on-year in June—a weakened currency and years of compounding international isolation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

"Right now 150 million people are living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

She leaned against the hood of the car, her legs buckling from fear.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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