impasse
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Words like “incompetent” can feel good in the heat of the moment, but they rarely help to resolve an impasse such as this.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
TSA agents, who manage US airport security, have not been paid in more than a month due to the impasse.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
A congressional funding impasse caused thousands of TSA employees to go unpaid, prompting record call-outs and resignations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
"I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country," Musk posted on X.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
The assistant director seems resigned to an impasse and pulls a thick perfect-bound stack of paper from a drawer and begins to read.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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