deadlock

Stormont's Education Minister Paul Givan has said he is "confident" of a revised financial offer from the government on Friday, but still does not believe it will go far enough to resolve the budget deadlock.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The exchanges of fire, which began with US raids last week, come amid a deadlock in the six-month conflict.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

On Friday, the judge in the Lindsay Clancy case declared a mistrial after a week of jury deadlock.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The deadlock - known as a hung jury - does not mean prosecutors have proven their case, nor does it mean the defendant is not guilty.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

He lay in bed, only a few seconds from deep sleep, caught in a deadlock of impulses, unable to rise to the land of the living.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

A hung jury would result in a mistrial, meaning prosecutors would face a decision on whether to retry any officers that the jury deadlocks on.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

And the agency’s board itself often deadlocks on matters of campaign finance enforcement.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Maryland lost its only games against Iowa and Rutgers, so those are deadlocks to be avoided.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

One reason our discovery is exciting is because it hints at ways to work through specific political deadlocks.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2023

Objections to the Convention Method.—When deadlocks occur, the "dark horse" chosen is likely to be an inferior candidate.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner

Earlier this month, a Massachusetts jury deadlocked on the seventh day of deliberations in the high-profile murder case of Lindsay Clancy, resulting in a mistrial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A US judge on Wednesday sent jurors back for a final push toward a verdict in Lindsay Clancy's triple murder trial after they deadlocked for a second time, raising the prospect of a mistrial.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

At this writing, the jury does not appear close to a verdict in the Clancy case, and may well be deadlocked.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy are deadlocked after four days of deliberations.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Working his way hurriedly through the alleys, circles, roundabouts, and barriers, he found himself trapped in a dead end, deadlocked and defeated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The jury in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs will keep deliberating after reaching a partial verdict, but deadlocking on the most serious charge faced by the hip-hop mogul.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025

Jurors could not agree on a verdict on her allegations, deadlocking 8-4 in favor of conviction.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

It fell one vote short, deadlocking at 7 to 7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

The jury wound up acquitting the men of many charges and deadlocking on the murder charge, leading to a mistrial.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2019

One day during afternoon rec, when I was deadlocking all the cells, he called me back to his.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover