buckled
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“Angelenos see the results in crumbling streets, buckled sidewalks and streetlights that stay dark,” proponents said in their ballot argument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Oil output buckled under the weight of the sanctions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The last remaining big Wall Street holdouts have buckled under.
From MarketWatch ● 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
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