impasse
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The two sides have been at an impasse on several issues, including US tariffs on autos, and many Canadian provinces banning American liquor sales.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
U.S. stocks ended modestly lower as an apparent impasse in Middle East peace talks offset a surge in AI-related shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But when the Justice Department filed this civil rights lawsuit in March, it pointed to an extraordinary impasse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It’s Mayfield’s belief that he should be part of the club of passers earning at that level, but he doesn’t plan to resolve the impasse anytime soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The neglect of the dishes, I discovered, was due to a curious impasse: Sally, the maid, now serving also as cook, refused to clean dishes, despising the lowly office of scullion.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Jolie herself has met impasses like this her entire life, and it’s that air of empathy that makes “Couture” so disarmingly intimate.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Besides brokering negotiations for private employers, the mediators handle worker grievances; train joint labor-management committees; appoint arbitrators if a dispute cannot be resolved; and assist with negotiation impasses in the federal sector.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
It took Spain four elections in as many years before a minority Sanchez government took over in early 2020 because coalition agreements could not be reached, with some impasses lasting as long as six months.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
Partners try to resolve such impasses by digging in and working hard to convince the other of their own position, becoming further polarized.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
We seem already to have found the city of rocks, the famous Cité du Diable; so labyrinthine these streets, alleys, and impasses of natural stone, so bewildering the chaos around us.
From The Roof of France by Matilda Betham-Edwards
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