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impasse

[im-pas, im-pas] / ˈɪm pæs, ɪmˈpæs /


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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

Suspecting they were at an impasse, Pentagon officials accelerated discussions with Anthropic’s main rival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

How the incoming president would have resolved this impasse if Jefferson had agreed to resume the collaboration is impossible to know.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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