impasse

The two sides have been at an impasse on several issues, including US tariffs on autos and many Canadian provinces banning American liquor sales.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

U.S. stocks ended modestly lower as an apparent impasse in Middle East peace talks offset a surge in AI-related shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

But when the Justice Department filed this civil rights lawsuit in March, it pointed to an extraordinary impasse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Oil futures rose 7 cents, or 0.08%, to $83.27 a barrel in New York as rhetoric from the U.S. and Iran suggested the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz was set to continue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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

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

We seem already to have found the city of rocks, the famous Cité du Diable; so labyrinthine these streets, alleys, and impasses of natural stone, so bewildering the chaos around us.

From The Roof of France by Matilda Betham-Edwards