stalemate
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In 2022, after years of stalemate, the government and rebels signed on to a ceasefire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The three cars circulated together in a stalemate, with no-one able to pass and the teams all waiting for the expected accident that would lead to a safety car and a cheap pit stop.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It appeared the stalemate did not look like being resolved.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
How David Ellison ended his stalemate with California, clearing the way to complete Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. about two weeks from now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Soviet soldiers involved in this war found themselves in an icy stalemate, freezing and starving to death.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
There have been a lot of draws at this tournament but that doesn't mean they've all been dull stalemates, and the match I've most enjoyed so far was the Netherlands' draw with Japan.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But after navigating permitting delays, insurance stalemates and design flaws, there’s still one big unresolved issue that’s complicating her progress: sewage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Ditto for certain infamous stalemates that did not end well for the continued employment of a few big-name cast members, Norm Macdonald and Adam Sandler among them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
America in 2025 remains mired in all sorts of ideological stalemates.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025
The months subsequent were an endless dreary battle of paperwork, full of stalemates, fought in trenches.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
While the shadow of the stalemated war with Iran looms over the market, Wall Street has been booming, thanks largely to tech stocks.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Also, 17 of the 19 Tests were drawn, including three consecutive stalemated series.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
A leaked truce proposal hints at compromises by both sides after months of stalemated talks.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
That’s a rare advance in a stalemated Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
As always, the conversation stalemated with “None of it really makes any sense.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Hill totaled a team-high six tackles — including a stalemating hit at the line of scrimmage on a blitz — in his first game in crimson and gray.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
The Rams were without Cooper Kupp, but the Green Bay’s cornerbacks still deserve ample credit for stalemating a great receiving corps.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2018
McLendon proved excellent at stalemating and disengaging from blockers in spot duty last season.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2012
Franklin plays with tremendous leverage and is nearly peerless when it comes to moving laterally while stalemating two offensive linemen.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2011
By a remarkably ingenious device White averts the loss of the game by stalemating himself as follows:— 1.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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