impasse
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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
Oil prices jumped and stocks sank Tuesday as the Iran-US impasse dragged on and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained choked.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
After contract talks hit an impasse in February, Nichols reached out to Arias and Myart-Cruz to share research and strategy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
But club leaders have struggled to resolve the impasse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Without any knowledge of the probability of there being various amounts of money in the envelopes, there is no way out of this impasse.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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