stalemate

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If the stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz continues, those effort are likely to deepen and become more widespread, which could make for some fairly uncomfortable summer months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Sibley's 101 from 283 balls in Surrey's stalemate against Essex or Gay, who thwarted James Anderson and the highly-rated seamer Mitch Stanley to drag Durham from staring at a heavy defeat to victory?

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Oil prices rose more than 2% and market optimism over a near-term resolution of the Iran war might soon start to fade if the U.S.-Iran stalemate continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It’s a stalemate that even a clever strategist would struggle mightily to resolve, and there is no evidence that Vance is an especially strategic thinker.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Negotiations between black leaders and white authorities had hardened into a tense stalemate, with the whole Southern way of life at stake.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose