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impasse

[im-pas, im-pas] / ˈɪm pæs, ɪmˈpæs /


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After contract talks hit an impasse in February, Nichols reached out to Arias and Myart-Cruz to share research and strategy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Words like “incompetent” can feel good in the heat of the moment, but they rarely help to resolve an impasse such as this.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

After more than five weeks of working without pay due to a funding impasse, most TSA employees received two, full retroactive paychecks on Monday, according to union officials and a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

TSA agents, who manage US airport security, have not been paid in more than a month due to the impasse.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The impasse was broken by the pig, which decided, simply, to leave; choosing for its line of departure a path which passed directly between Bloom’s legs.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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