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Negotiators after the partial strike ends Wednesday will decide next steps to resolve a monthslong impasse over wages, AI and technologies that could fundamentally alter the future of carmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

With negotiations at an impasse, Trump spoke with Russia's Vladimir Putin before flying to Turkey and was to "follow up" with him after meeting Zelensky, a US official said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Last month the Commerce Department blocked Anthropic from selling its state-of-the-art models abroad owing to national security concerns and it took weeks of wrangling to resolve this impasse.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Trump's decision to lower reciprocal tariffs on India earlier this year from 50% to 18% after a 10-month impasse was met with a huge sense of relief in Delhi.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

“We are at an impasse then,” said the man in black.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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

We don’t just use these things as ephemeral amusement — art helps us make sense of our lives at their most critical impasses.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025

He has appealed to Spaniards to give him enough votes to "end the impasses" in the country's politics.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023

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

Why not plead ill-health, nervous breakdown, those doctor’s orders which have opened a way of escape from impasses of the mind as well as of the body?

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade