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buckle

[buhk-uhl] / ˈbʌk əl /




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Cops with the most seizures would pose for pictures with pro-wrestling-style championship belt that had “Mission GED Pistoleros” emblazoned on the buckle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The rare items, which have been loaned by the Royal Navy Museum, include a bowl and dinner plate, a boot and belt buckle and an ointment pot.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Yet that buffer — a crucial way to meet global oil demand so far — could start to buckle as soon as early June, according to strategists at J.P.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

They worried that Sheinbaum was beginning to buckle under the dual pressures from Trump and López Obrador.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

His knees still buckle under him, and he cannot lift his feet properly, but he does manage to move.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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