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"Time for us all to buckle up and get ready for the ride," said director of cricket Rob Key when McCullum was appointed.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

He managed to survive in the shielded void, a life-saving scenario that occasionally unfolds as multistory structures tumble pancake-style, support beams buckle and slabs of concrete crash down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

Everything from seat-belt buckle mechanisms to door latches could change how passengers might evacuate in an emergency, or how they are protected in a crash, Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford told reporters last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Hot weather can affect overhead power lines on the railways, external and also cause rails to buckle.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

I buckle up and glance over at Charlie.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

“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

“Your buckles should face not left, not right, but straight ahead.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

He trains hard, mentally prepares himself and still buckles to fear.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2025

But before I could approach her, Josn went to one of the wagons and brought back a large black case with brass buckles along the side.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

After Wales' scrum buckled early on, an ineffective attacking play involving Thomas resulted in Springboks hooker Malcolm Marx achieving a turnover penalty with rampaging lock Cobus Wiese almost crossing the Welsh line before knocking on.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

The sky was the limit for turning offices into apartments – until some columns buckled.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

The game's immense popularity sometimes also meant "servers buckled under the strain", said Reynolds, meaning connectivity problems were "rife for some time".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The high-rise building under renovation that buckled in the heart of Manhattan, forcing the evacuation of thousands of local residents and workers, is now "stable," New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Gurgi buckled a short sword around his waist.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Iran’s economy is already buckling under the combined weight of years of sanctions and soaring inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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

Video from inside the building shows the buckling beam.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

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

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken