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buckle down



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“We’re just zoning in on that, and just the battle within ourselves. Like man we’ve gotta buckle down right, and we’ve gotta get this stuff done.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2025

“Let’s buckle down together, let’s remove barriers for each other and let’s go get it, all right?” he said to applause.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2025

Mr. McCarthy canceled the upcoming October recess to force lawmakers to buckle down and finish the remaining bills.

From Washington Times Oct. 1, 2023

"We can get there - but these companies better buckle down and they better get serious."

From Reuters Sep. 1, 2023

“I just got to buckle down and hit the books,” I said.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers




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