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buckle under







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When it rains, moisture seeps into fissures in the road and weakens the asphalt, which can break apart and buckle under the weight of passing cars and trucks.

From Los Angeles Times

As the state-backed property giant buckles under the weight of its debt, the government has so far refrained from stepping in.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasurys sparked alarm that the bond market might finally be buckling under the pressure of outsize U.S. borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The wooden machine they are building is sure to buckle under that much weight.

From Literature