deadlock
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Oil was higher as the deadlock between the U.S. and Iran continued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
This referred to the preliminary deal aimed at ending the war which has collapsed as the foes fight to break a deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
A preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as the foes fight to break the deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway key to the world's oil supply.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Both sides have ramped up the use of force to try to break the deadlock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Mark Antony had to do something to break the deadlock.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
A hung jury would result in a mistrial, meaning prosecutors would face a decision on whether to retry any officers that the jury deadlocks on.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 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
Amid the deadlocks over the U.N.’s role in Ukraine, broader U.N. reform ideas have gained steam, including support for increasing the number of permanent Security Council members.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
If the board of canvassers — two Democrats and two Republicans — deadlocks at its meeting on Aug. 31, the next step will be the courts.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
The leading reasons for the amendment were: the frequent deadlocks in the legislatures, thus interrupting the course of regular legislation, and the use of bribery.
From Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition by J.A. James
Representatives of the seven states have repeatedly deadlocked in negotiations, while the river’s reservoirs have continued to decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
After a three-week trial, the jury in Los Angeles deliberated for two days before declaring itself deadlocked.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The third and most recent trial involving Mann ended in May 2026 with another deadlocked jury unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
After the 2020 census, the bipartisan commission deadlocked, as such bodies often do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The convention was deadlocked at the end of the first day.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
But the second pathway makes it complicated, because there are 17 deadlocking nations in pots one, two and three.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
Jurors could not agree on a verdict on her allegations, deadlocking 8-4 in favor of conviction.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
The judge instructed them to deliver the partial verdict, which acquitted Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta while deadlocking on the charges against Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
It fell one vote short, deadlocking at 7 to 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
My mother was asleep; she was as deadlocking as a red-gray old sea-elephant stretched on the shore of a summer day.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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