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impasse

[im-pas, im-pas] / ˈɪm pæs, ɪmˈpæs /


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The impasse has left ordinary Iranians in limbo.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The team and the quarterback have been conducting contract talks on a year-to-year basis since 2024, after Stafford delayed his arrival to training camp because of a contract impasse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A lack of compromise from the US would lead to an "impasse in the negotiations", the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This impasse “raises concerns over the viability of the fragile cease-fire and casts doubt over the prospects of a peace deal,” Tradu.com’s senior market analyst Nikos Tzabouras says in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

But on the other side of the stone there was an impasse.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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