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stalemate

[steyl-meyt] / ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt /


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But he stopped short of saying how his stewardship of the November talks would break a stalemate around fossil fuels that has plagued recent COPs and sparked a revolt at the last summit in Brazil.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Mullin said the agency suffered a blow to morale because of the historic 76-day shutdown of ICE and CBP after a congressional stalemate over funding.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

A meeting on Thursday again ended in stalemate with neither the Reform UK group leader Sarah Wood or Green Party head Andrew Cooper securing the majority needed to be in charge.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Oil prices climbed Friday after President Donald Trump left his two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping with no real progress on the Iran-war stalemate.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Just sit there, locked in a stare-down stalemate.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone




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