deadlock
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There were also contrasting views among Iran's major media, with the reformist newspaper Etemad on Saturday welcoming the progress as a way to break "chronic geopolitical and economic deadlock".
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
While Pastef's majority in the National Assembly can censure the government, in the event of a deadlock the president can resort to "exceptional powers" to govern by decree for three months, noted Diallo.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Even writing a note about their deadlock was contentious, with two jurors wanting to include language about how the judge didn’t provide a glossary of legal terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The two sides discussed a Ruger proposal to break the deadlock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The full and better-recorded salvo came late in 1800 and early in 1801, during the debate in the House of Representatives over the presidential deadlock between Burr and Jefferson.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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