standoff

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A network of bilateral agreements with European governments, largely forged during the standoff with the Soviet Union, allows U.S. ammunition, technology and personnel to be positioned at European bases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But even if the immediate standoff is resolved, the economic shock may linger — a reminder that in modern warfare, the battlefield doesn’t end at the front lines.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

The standoff has sent crude oil prices soaring, with a barrel of North Sea Brent crude up more than 50 percent over the past month and now comfortably more than $105 a barrel.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

We stare at each other in a kind of shocked standoff for a few seconds.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon