buckling
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of buckling
C20: from German Bückling
Example Sentences
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Heavy industry in the Gulf and Europe is buckling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
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
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
In the yard, men were buckling on swordbelts and cinching the saddles of their horses.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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