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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

Billionaire Elon Musk posted on X on Saturday offering to pay TSA workers during the funding impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country," Musk posted on X.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 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

But in the early 1800s, it seemed as if the entire field of heredity and embryogenesis had reached a conceptual impasse.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee