buckling

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.

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

They are more engaging with the media, and when under pressure on the field have held their nerve rather than buckling.

Previously, they had earned a reputation for buckling under pressure.

Mahan has a way of describing the buckling blow to Las Vegas’ economy.