impasse

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Brent prices recently near $120 a barrel reflect the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz, but not yet a “structural erosion of the world’s oil consumption,” said Julia Khandoshko, CEO at European broker Mind Money.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 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

The neglect of the dishes, I discovered, was due to a curious impasse: Sally, the maid, now serving also as cook, refused to clean dishes, despising the lowly office of scullion.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson