impasse

According to US media, Sullivan issued the jurors a last-resort, so-called "dynamite charge" that encourages them to keep discussing in a bid to break the impasse and avoid a mistrial.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

We are currently at an impasse and want to help our granddaughter.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The impasse led to the unusual board vote, which the company reported as two separate outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The two sides have been at an impasse on several issues, including US tariffs on autos and many Canadian provinces banning American liquor sales.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

But the diary notation that most tantalized Dewey was unrelated to the Clutter-Rupp, Methodist-Catholic impasse.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Besides brokering negotiations for private employers, the mediators handle worker grievances; train joint labor-management committees; appoint arbitrators if a dispute cannot be resolved; and assist with negotiation impasses in the federal sector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

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

Spain has held four in the past four years because coalition agreements could not be reached, with some such impasses lasting as long as six months.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023

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

Why not plead ill-health, nervous breakdown, those doctor’s orders which have opened a way of escape from impasses of the mind as well as of the body?

From The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner