impasse

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

But if a gap remains and an impasse ultimately is declared, the supervisors no longer would dictate the final offer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The International Energy Agency said Friday that the continuing U.S.-Iran diplomatic impasse and renewed attacks in the Gulf and Bab al-Mandeb have pushed the prospect of a normalization in oil flows into next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

We did meet that night over coffee, and though we did not find a way out of the impasse, we agreed that the negotiations must not founder.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

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

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023

Spain has held four in the past four years because coalition agreements could not be reached, with some such impasses lasting as long as six months.

From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 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 John Meade Falkner