stalemate
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From afar, headlines can feel like history looping, another geopolitical stalemate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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
It’s unclear when that will happen, however, in light of an uneasy stalemate between the U.S. and Iran that’s been in place since the end of April.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The U.S. and Iran are locked in a diplomatic stalemate over issues that have bedeviled the two sides for years, as the conflict settles into a gray zone that is neither war nor peace.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
He wanted to yell for help as they strove against each other frantically in a grunting, panting stalemate, arm against arm.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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