as in to concede (to)
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knuckle under
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But in an era when entertainment companies, along with politicians and seemingly everyone else, race to knuckle under to Trump's bullying and litigious tactics, the episode is still a shock.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025 -
Over time, Congress knuckled under, banning Chinese and limiting Italians and Jews with country-of-origin quotas rigged against them.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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“Buckle (under).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckle%20%28under%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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