deadlock
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When O'Reilly broke the deadlock, he leapt high, punching the air flamboyantly before jumping on to an advertising hoarding with a flying kick.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
The European Commission has mustered a team to try to break the deadlock over Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Garfield 3, Venice 2: The Bulldogs scored a run in the ninth on an error to break a 2-2 deadlock.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
Scotland tore into England, fly-half Finn Russell's fourth-minute penalty breaking the deadlock.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
Her statement broke the deadlock, though it was probably the last thing Minerva had intended.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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