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buckling
noun as in capitulation
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Previously, they had earned a reputation for buckling under pressure.
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Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.
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But new laws and public information campaigns changed those norms, so that buckling your seat belt is now routine.
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He said weightlifters can try to squat 500 pounds daily without days off, or attempt to squat 500 pounds with their knees caving in and buckling because of terrible form.
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It has the air of a stretch before buckling in for a long haul flight.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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