impasse

The European Commission has urged progress on resolving the judicial impasse, while legal scholars, civil-society groups and political leaders continue to advocate reforms aimed at strengthening judicial independence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Under binding arbitration, an independent referee is brought in when negotiators hit an impasse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Now the mayor's senior advisers were giving him another way he could end the impasse - using a development corporation.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Officials on both sides said the talks are still ongoing and denied there was any impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

More than a year of his work, more than three years of the bureau’s work, had reached an impasse.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

We don’t just use these things as ephemeral amusement — art helps us make sense of our lives at their most critical impasses.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025

Partners try to resolve such impasses by digging in and working hard to convince the other of their own position, becoming further polarized.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

However the mandatory coalition of rivals has collapsed several times since then for a number of reasons, with the longest impasses lasting from 2002 to 2007 and from 2017 to 2020.

From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023

Issuing subpoenas and holding agency heads in contempt were rare, though impasses occurred in nearly every administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

The main streets branch out into thousands of impasses each ending in a locked door.

From The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia by Cora Gordon