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stalemate

[steyl-meyt] / ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt /


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Oil prices climbed Friday after President Donald Trump left his two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping with no real progress on the Iran-war stalemate.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The U.S. can gain some leverage in the stalemate by reviving the law of prize, which governs ships seized during war, and by authorizing privateers to attack enemy shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

And although officials hope the county can eventually acquire state and federal funding for the project, the lack of certainty on the issue has left hundreds of fire survivors in a stalemate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Stock futures slid Tuesday as U.S. inflation picked up faster than expected in April and investors fretted over the stalemate between the U.S. and Iran in their conflict.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The next afternoon, on the thirty-fourth ballot, the Wisconsin delegation attempted to end the two-day stalemate.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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