impasse

The two governments are in a diplomatic impasse.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Now the mayor's senior advisers were giving him another way he could end the impasse - using a development corporation.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Officials on both sides said the talks continue and denied there was any impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

So how do you deal with this impasse with your wife?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

This problem—by which he meant not the interrupted kiss, but this whole ungodly impasse of city and citadel—would not be solved by slaying.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Jolie herself has met impasses like this her entire life, and it’s that air of empathy that makes “Couture” so disarmingly intimate.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Besides brokering negotiations for private employers, the mediators handle worker grievances; train joint labor-management committees; appoint arbitrators if a dispute cannot be resolved; and assist with negotiation impasses in the federal sector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

Partners try to resolve such impasses by digging in and working hard to convince the other of their own position, becoming further polarized.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

However the mandatory coalition of rivals has collapsed several times since then for a number of reasons, with the longest impasses lasting from 2002 to 2007 and from 2017 to 2020.

From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023

The main streets branch out into thousands of impasses each ending in a locked door.

From The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia by Cora Gordon