impasse
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Swinney has not set out in detail how he intends to overcome this constitutional impasse.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Most Asian shares were lower in morning trade on Monday, extending slides in global markets, as the impasse in the Middle East drove oil prices more than two percent higher.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
U.S. stock-index futures fell and crude prices rose on Sunday, after the market’s rally stalled last week as oil prices rose sharply amid the impasse in the war with Iran.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
But "it might just break the impasse," said another MP, by giving others a vehicle to express their view that the leadership needs to change.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
But the diary notation that most tantalized Dewey was unrelated to the Clutter-Rupp, Methodist-Catholic impasse.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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