stalemate
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In 2022, after years of stalemate, the government and rebels signed on to a ceasefire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In the war of 1812, the Americans invaded what was known then as Upper Canada, Lower Canada and the maritime colonies repeatedly, resulting in a stalemate.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He has also offered to meet both sides in the stalemate, the Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
While some Hollywood groups said they didn’t like the deal, they saw uncertainty from a legal stalemate as even worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Despite our attempts to put a positive face on the matter, the convention ended the second day in a stalemate.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The fear was that increasing the field by 50% would dilute the competition beyond recognition, leading to a parade of uncomfortable blowouts or overly conservative stalemates between teams desperate to avoid national humiliation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Both sides agreed and one of the final remaining stalemates was resolved.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
America’s Global War on Terror has seen its share of stalemates, disasters, and outright defeats.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023
The Senate Republican leader has played a key role in resolving past stalemates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
The months subsequent were an endless dreary battle of paperwork, full of stalemates, fought in trenches.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
While the shadow of the stalemated war with Iran looms over the market, Wall Street has been booming, thanks largely to tech stocks.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Until now, the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over who should lead the region has stalemated peace efforts.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
That’s a rare advance in a stalemated Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
The fighting has mostly stalemated in the past years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
As always, the conversation stalemated with “None of it really makes any sense.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Hill totaled a team-high six tackles — including a stalemating hit at the line of scrimmage on a blitz — in his first game in crimson and gray.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
The Rams were without Cooper Kupp, but the Green Bay’s cornerbacks still deserve ample credit for stalemating a great receiving corps.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2018
McLendon proved excellent at stalemating and disengaging from blockers in spot duty last season.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2012
Franklin plays with tremendous leverage and is nearly peerless when it comes to moving laterally while stalemating two offensive linemen.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2011
By a remarkably ingenious device White averts the loss of the game by stalemating himself as follows:— 1.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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