impasse
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The International Energy Agency said Friday that the continuing U.S.-Iran diplomatic impasse and renewed attacks in the Gulf and Bab al-Mandeb have pushed the prospect of a normalization in oil flows into next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
We are currently at an impasse and want to help our granddaughter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The apparent impasse is likely to further strain ties between Beijing and Washington, ahead of an expected visit by China's President Xi Jinping to the US capital in September.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 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 on the other side of the stone there was an impasse.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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
It took Spain four elections in as many years before a minority Sanchez government took over in early 2020 because coalition agreements could not be reached, with some impasses lasting as long as six months.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
He has appealed to Spaniards to give him enough votes to "end the impasses" in the country's politics.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
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