buckling

Example Sentences

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As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan 3690 -1.44%decrease; red down pointing triangle swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

When I reach it, I take a deep breath of Sagan’s sweet air before I walk up the ramp and deposit my bag in the cubby, buckling in.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera