deadlock

A dramatic deadlock had been widely forecast as Israelis surged to the polls – with turnout reaching more than 77%.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Tuesday's vote could well end in deadlock, with neither government nor opposition able to form a majority without the support of Arab parties, which polls project could win enough seats to be kingmakers.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, flew to Tehran on Tuesday followed by a delegation of Qatari diplomats in an effort to break the deadlock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"This deadlock is not new, and it risks costing us valuable time in our response to climate change," the French envoy said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

As the battle turned into a deadlock, it became clear that although the French ships outnumbered the English, some two hundred vessels to eighty, the English had a huge advantage.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

If the jury deadlocks after several days of deliberations and are unable to reach a unanimous verdict, the judge may declare a mistrial.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

And the agency’s board itself often deadlocks on matters of campaign finance enforcement.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 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

We hear no more of deadlocks or of the danger of breaking up.

From The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion by A. H. U. (Arthur Hugh Urquhart) Colquhoun

The jury was deadlocked on a third woman’s accusations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Since a deadlocked jury forced a mistrial in early September, more than $500,000 in additional bets have been placed on whether the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her children will eventually be convicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

A US judge on Wednesday sent jurors back for a final push toward a verdict in Lindsay Clancy's triple murder trial after they deadlocked for a second time, raising the prospect of a mistrial.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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

For a moment his impulses were deadlocked; he did not know if he should pick up his cap and then find the paper, or find the paper and then pick up his cap.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

A previous trial against Atkins earlier this year ended with jurors acquitting him of first-degree murder and deadlocking on a second-degree murder charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

But the second pathway makes it complicated, because there are 17 deadlocking nations in pots one, two and three.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

The case ended embarrassingly for the Justice Department, with the jury deadlocking on five of the six felony counts and acquitting him on the last one.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

Jurors could not agree on a verdict on her allegations, deadlocking 8-4 in favor of conviction.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

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