gridlock
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“While the United States and Iran have been in negotiation gridlock for a while, the fact that a full-scale escalation has not materialised should be a sign of comfort by itself.”
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
He says the shortfall is largely attributed to the gridlock over Petronas-Petros gas distribution rights, as well as weaker crude oil and gas prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
It is one of the bloc’s few federal institutions and can make decisions affecting hundreds of millions of people without being constrained by Brussels’s political gridlock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
In Pacific Palisades there was chaos Jan. 7 as people in the foothills tried to flee, only to hit traffic gridlock.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Carriages surrounded newsboys on lower Broad Street to the point that the street was in gridlock as people waited for the release of the second edition.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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