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stalemate

[steyl-meyt] / ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt /


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Plus, the Justice Department targets media organizations over leaks, and stalemate emerges in the Middle East as the cease-fire enters its second month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It’s unclear when that will happen, however, in light of an uneasy stalemate between the U.S. and Iran since the end of April.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

It’s unclear when that will happen, however, in light of an uneasy stalemate between the U.S. and Iran that’s been in place since the end of April.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Now the market is in a protracted funk and a stalemate between banks and crypto firms has kept a legislative breakthrough for digital assets at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

On October 25, 1890, the site for the fair still unchosen, worrisome news arrived from Europe, the first hint of forces gathering that could do infinitely more damage to the fair than the directors’ stalemate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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