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deadlock

[ded-lok] / ˈdɛdˌlɒk /


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The BBC understands that the Hillsborough Law campaign's legal team will be in parliament next week to meet MPs in an effort to break the deadlock and galvanise support.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The European Commission has mustered a team to try to break the deadlock over Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Garfield 3, Venice 2: The Bulldogs scored a run in the ninth on an error to break a 2-2 deadlock.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

But the framework is in "deadlock", Center of Economic and Law Studies executive director Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Rachel and Ema both hesitated, not sure where to sit, but Rachel quickly broke that deadlock.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben




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