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

Dr Vicky Price, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said winter viruses were placing further strain on an "already buckling system".

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Robinhood took off during the pandemic, nearly buckling under a wave of demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

I cracked my eyes open to see Art buckling me into the passenger seat.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia