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buckle

[buhk-uhl] / ˈbʌk əl /




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"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Every investor knows the drill: When markets buckle, buy gold.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Previously, a customer buying a belt buckle was nudged toward a matching belt or hat, items that closely related to the original purchase, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Because their play Sunday could buckle the resolve of even true believers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Hearing bad news about Thaya Jaan makes my knees start to buckle, like they might stop working to keep my legs straight.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

"So they detach the slow-growing gut, which is now tethering the lengthening body. The body buckles and twists into coiling," Miyashita explains.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

“We need more cowboy hats and belt buckles in Washington,” he wrote in a campaign post on July 15.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

All seven members - Maya, Juria, Hinata, Harvey, Cocona, Chisa and Jurin - are dressed in vibrant neon outfits that erupt with tufts of faux fur and intricate belt buckles.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

She’s wearing black stockings although it’s summer, and sandals, although the sandals are not dainty women’s summer sandals, but thick- soled and artistic, with primitive peasant buckles.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

UCLA’s offense got off to a sluggish start against San Diego State, but its defense never buckled and the Bruins eventually earned a lopsided win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The last remaining big Wall Street holdouts have buckled under.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

They are often "outdated, too narrow, overgrown with vegetation and buckled by tree roots", complained Lisa Feitsch of the cycling association ADFC.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Gauff hit a trio of unreturned first serves - all just under the 120mph mark, teeing up three match points as Sonmez buckled on the first after a short rally.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

I combed my hair, put on my socks, buckled my leather shoes.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

A few takeaways: Companies are buckling up for a higher-yield environment; spreads—the amount a company pays above a benchmark Treasury—may widen; and those issuing debt may do so with shorter, cheaper, maturities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

Millions of people across the continent are currently "living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling", he added.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

With Cuba's economy buckling five months into a US-imposed fuel blockade, and the national housing deficit running to over 900,000 units, authorities say a quick fix is unlikely.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Now imagine that they start shaking you so fast the world starts bulging and buckling under you.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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