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deadlock

[ded-lok] / ˈdɛdˌlɒk /


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The proposal, presented by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi over the weekend, is designed to break the deadlock in the conflict and set talks back in motion, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The EU believes the deadlock is about to end as Ukraine says the pipeline has been repaired.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The BBC understands that the Hillsborough Law campaign's legal team will be in parliament next week to meet MPs in an effort to break the deadlock and galvanise support.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Failure to break the deadlock this week would most likely push the issue back until after the Hungarian vote, whatever its outcome.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

What made the scheme novel was that for the first time it decoupled a test moratorium from all other disarmament issues, thereby removing the major cause of the deadlock between the two countries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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