deadlocked

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The Knicks’ next opponent is yet to be determined, as the San Antonio Spurs and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder are still deadlocked in the Western Conference Finals.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

After a retrial, another jury said last week it was deadlocked.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Representatives of the three states negotiated the short-term deal after they deadlocked in talks with four other states on a long-term plan for sharing the river’s diminishing water.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

But with Washington and Tehran still deadlocked over control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear programme, Trump's off-ramp from the conflict is unclear.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

But as the year 1915 began, the opposing armies were deadlocked and trenches had become the dominating feature of the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman