stalemate
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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
President Donald Trump headed for China on Tuesday with negotiations with Iran at a stalemate.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 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
Treasury yields rise and the dollar firms as oil prices move higher amid a U.S.-Iran stalemate which boosts demand for the dollar as a safe haven and keeps upward pressure on yields.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
And the stalemate on the Western Front, with entrenched armies dug in and facing each other across no man’s land, made the cavalry almost useless.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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