impasse
Example Sentences
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We felt better confirming these feelings were mutual, but we remained at the same impasse that had been there from the start.
From Los Angeles Times
The deal is now at an intractable impasse, people involved in the talks say.
The U.S. and Ukraine are looking to end an impasse over a peace deal with Russia.
The impasse was resolved when he signed a two-year deal in April, Salah marking the deal by sitting on a throne in his Liverpool kit at a floodlit Anfield.
From BBC
Air-traffic controllers, classified as essential personnel, were expected to work through the funding impasse, with pay deferred until the end of the shutdown.
From MarketWatch
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