standoff

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Mizuho’s Robert Yawger sees it as unlikely that vessels from other producing countries in the Persian Gulf will try to cross the strait amid the standoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

That has also come amid a trade standoff with the United States that played a role in last year's growth reading coming in at its lowest level in decades.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

During this standoff, CBS Los Angeles’ helicopter spotted a deputy just feet from the crashed car scrolling through what appeared to be a woman’s dating app profile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

There is little sign that the funding standoff is close to being resolved.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The actress and storyteller Awele Makeba transforms the auditorium into a packed city bus, the scene of a tense standoff between a determined black girl and several uniformed white men.

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