buckling
Example Sentences
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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.
A day after an elevated portion of Interstate 95 collapsed in northeast Philadelphia, buckling after a tanker truck caught fire, the weekday rush hour began Monday with dread and preparation.
From New York Times
The fire was strikingly similar to another blaze in Philadelphia in March 1996, when an illegal tire dump under I-95 caught fire, melting guard rails and buckling the pavement.
From Washington Times
Only a knockout was going to save Taylor going into the final round, but Lopez looked the more likely to find the fight-ending shot, a razor-sharp left buckling the Scot's legs.
From BBC
Working as teams, people put the balloons together, tying knots, buckling clips and setting equipment into place.
From Seattle Times
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