standoff
Example Sentences
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With few good options, analysts say Iran is playing for time and risking miscalculation as the armed standoff continues.
Five days earlier, animal control officers in San Francisco captured a mountain lion within the city after an hours-long standoff.
From Los Angeles Times
That includes de-escalating standoffs between ICE officials and citizen observers.
Eurozone growth beat expectations to reach 1.5 percent last year, official data showed Friday, picking up pace for a second year running in spite of a bruising trade standoff with the United States.
From Barron's
Harsh language has been replaced by calls for calm after weeks of standoffs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
