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But when the Justice Department filed this civil rights lawsuit in March, it pointed to an extraordinary impasse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Treasury yields rose as oil prices gained on concerns about an impasse in U.S.-Iran negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Talks over a deal were at an impasse until Real made a new offer on Wednesday, with Vinicius understood to be appreciative of the fresh terms.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

During the state budget impasse last year, we couldn’t make payroll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

We did meet that night over coffee, and though we did not find a way out of the impasse, we agreed that the negotiations must not founder.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Besides brokering negotiations for private employers, the mediators handle worker grievances; train joint labor-management committees; appoint arbitrators if a dispute cannot be resolved; and assist with negotiation impasses in the federal sector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

We don’t just use these things as ephemeral amusement — art helps us make sense of our lives at their most critical impasses.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025

He has appealed to Spaniards to give him enough votes to "end the impasses" in the country's politics.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023

Spain has held four in the past four years because coalition agreements could not be reached, with some such impasses lasting as long as six months.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023

We seem already to have found the city of rocks, the famous Cité du Diable; so labyrinthine these streets, alleys, and impasses of natural stone, so bewildering the chaos around us.

From The Roof of France by Matilda Betham-Edwards