stalemate

The war in Ukraine has been in a brutal stalemate for several months, but there’s no guarantee this will continue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The renewed fighting in Yemen comes as the wider regional war remains at a stalemate.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Members of Oldham Council held an extraordinary meeting on Thursday evening to resolve the stalemate of no political party having an overall majority.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, the U.S. and Iran are no closer to resolving their stalemate, and an agreement on shipping crude oil and crude products through the Strait of Hormuz remains elusive.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

“To say that we are mired in stalemate seems the only realistic, yet unsatisfactory, conclusion,” reported Cronkite.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

There have been a lot of draws at this tournament but that doesn't mean they've all been dull stalemates, and the match I've most enjoyed so far was the Netherlands' draw with Japan.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Ditto for certain infamous stalemates that did not end well for the continued employment of a few big-name cast members, Norm Macdonald and Adam Sandler among them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

America’s Global War on Terror has seen its share of stalemates, disasters, and outright defeats.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023

Visually, and in their oratorical skills, both men invoked the passion and unifying power of civil rights-era leaders while speaking to the continued inequity and political stalemates of the 21st century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

The months subsequent were an endless dreary battle of paperwork, full of stalemates, fought in trenches.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

While the shadow of the stalemated war with Iran looms over the market, Wall Street has been booming, thanks largely to tech stocks.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

Also, 17 of the 19 Tests were drawn, including three consecutive stalemated series.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

That’s a rare advance in a stalemated Congress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

They found the fighting mostly stalemated and Ukraine facing an array of obstacles — weary soldiers, unreliable munitions — against a determined foe.

From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2023

The reasoning was this: I simply could not stand what I had become—stale, perhaps, or stalemated by what appeared to be my faltering body.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Hill totaled a team-high six tackles — including a stalemating hit at the line of scrimmage on a blitz — in his first game in crimson and gray.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

The Rams were without Cooper Kupp, but the Green Bay’s cornerbacks still deserve ample credit for stalemating a great receiving corps.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2018

McLendon proved excellent at stalemating and disengaging from blockers in spot duty last season.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2012

Franklin plays with tremendous leverage and is nearly peerless when it comes to moving laterally while stalemating two offensive linemen.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2011

By a remarkably ingenious device White averts the loss of the game by stalemating himself as follows:— 1.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various