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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 prices extend the previous session’s gains as talks to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway hit an impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Talks over a deal were at an impasse until Real made a new offer on Wednesday, with Vinicius understood to be appreciative of the fresh terms.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Once you know you can decline the appointment if the time comes, the impasse no longer has the same urgency or relevance.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

The assistant director seems resigned to an impasse and pulls a thick perfect-bound stack of paper from a drawer and begins to read.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

It took Spain four elections in as many years before a minority Sanchez government took over in early 2020 because coalition agreements could not be reached, with some impasses lasting as long as six months.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 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

Issuing subpoenas and holding agency heads in contempt were rare, though impasses occurred in nearly every administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 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