deadlock

On-again, off-again negotiations through mediators Qatar and Pakistan have so far failed to break the diplomatic deadlock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

A dramatic deadlock had been widely forecast as Israelis surged to the polls – with turnout reaching more than 77%.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, flew to Tehran on Tuesday followed by a delegation of Qatari diplomats in an effort to break the deadlock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"This deadlock is not new, and it risks costing us valuable time in our response to climate change," the French envoy said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Her statement broke the deadlock, though it was probably the last thing Minerva had intended.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

If the jury deadlocks after several days of deliberations and are unable to reach a unanimous verdict, the judge may declare a mistrial.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

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

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

The mechanism was written into the constitution in 2008 as a tool to end deadlocks between the presidency and the legislature.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

The leading reasons for the amendment were: the frequent deadlocks in the legislatures, thus interrupting the course of regular legislation, and the use of bribery.

From Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition by J.A. James

In a race that is largely deadlocked between two stable blocs of pro-government and anti-government supporters, getting new voters to the polling stations could make all the difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Over the last three years, negotiators repeatedly held talks to try to reach a seven-state agreement to take less water, but the three downstream states, California, Arizona and Nevada, deadlocked with the four upstream states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

The decision to declare a mistrial after seven days of deadlocked jury deliberations has left the status of the case - and Clancy's future - unclear.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

But as the year 1915 began, the opposing armies were deadlocked and trenches had become the dominating feature of the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

A previous trial against Atkins earlier this year ended with jurors acquitting him of first-degree murder and deadlocking on a second-degree murder charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Fifa needs to prevent something called deadlocking, which happens when it is no longer possible to complete the draw while following the regulations.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

Jurors deliberated for several days, deadlocking more than once, prompting the judge to urge them to continue deliberating to reach a unanimous verdict.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023

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

My mother was asleep; she was as deadlocking as a red-gray old sea-elephant stretched on the shore of a summer day.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner