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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

After years of impasse between states, the federal government has stepped in to try to save the beleaguered Colorado River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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

The war is at an impasse, spirits are low.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

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 John Meade Falkner