impasse

Example Sentences

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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

It’s more of a psychological weight than a financial impasse, says Michael Read, the principle broker at the New Jersey-based Bridgeway Mortgage.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Anderson says the men have reached an impasse and is asking a judge to dissolve their business connections.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Altman waded into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the use of AI on the battlefield, telling his staff that the company was working on a deal that might help solve the impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Only scythes, who can turn off our emotional nanites, can ever reach an impasse with our own existence.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman