deadlock

The Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant will hold talks with Northern Ireland's political parties later on Monday in a bid to break the deadlock on the budget.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

On Friday, the judge in the Lindsay Clancy case declared a mistrial after a week of jury deadlock.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Chandrasekaran resigned amid a deadlock over his reappointment and a widening rift with Tata Trusts - the charity arm which owns controlling shares of the unlisted commercial holding company.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in organized a last-ditch gathering of all three leaders at the Korean demilitarized zone in 2019, but it failed to break the deadlock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Anticipating a deadlock on that topic, Archie changed directions.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

“We have resolved most of the deadlocks during the talks with Mr. Biden and we have decided to hold more talks in line with the positive agenda.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

The mechanism was written into the constitution in 2008 as a tool to end deadlocks between the presidency and the legislature.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2023

Maryland lost its only games against Iowa and Rutgers, so those are deadlocks to be avoided.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

One reason our discovery is exciting is because it hints at ways to work through specific political deadlocks.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2023

Objections to the Convention Method.—When deadlocks occur, the "dark horse" chosen is likely to be an inferior candidate.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner

The judge declared a mistrial after a Massachusetts jury deadlocked after seven days of deliberations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

At this writing, the jury does not appear close to a verdict in the Clancy case, and may well be deadlocked.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

On Tuesday, audible gasps could be heard in the courtroom as Judge William Sullivan read out a note from the jury indicating that it was deadlocked.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

His 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence in New York for other alleged assaults was overturned and juries were deadlocked in subsequent retrials involving one of his accusers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

With the land war deadlocked, Britain and Germany were each determined to achieve ultimate victory by winning the war at sea.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Fifa needs to prevent something called deadlocking, which happens when it is no longer possible to complete the draw while following the regulations.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

Jurors deliberated for several days, deadlocking more than once, prompting the judge to urge them to continue deliberating to reach a unanimous verdict.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023

It fell one vote short, deadlocking at 7 to 7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

The jury wound up acquitting the men of many charges and deadlocking on the murder charge, leading to a mistrial.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2019

One day during afternoon rec, when I was deadlocking all the cells, he called me back to his.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover