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impasse

[im-pas, im-pas] / ˈɪm pæs, ɪmˈpæs /


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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

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

“Hopefully we can figure this out,” Hart said of his contract impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

So how do you deal with this impasse with your wife?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 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

He has appealed to Spaniards to give him enough votes to "end the impasses" in the country's politics.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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

Oh, she could recall skirmishes and narrow impasses!

From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst


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