stalemate
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The stalemate would hobble the state, which might compel Netanyahu and his opponents to make some kind of deal, either with each other or with the Arab parties.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
The "situation is tense and there's a bit of a stalemate", ambassador Roelf Meyer told AFP on the sidelines of an event to launch his memoir.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
In 2022, with front lines in a stalemate, Saudi Arabia and the Houthis signed a truce that largely held.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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
The Germans suffered equally, but they quickly rebuilt their defensive positions, and the Arras sector returned to the stalemate still gripping the Western Front.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
When funding stalemates occur in other countries, government activity generally continues with the existing levels of funding until new monies can be agreed upon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
America in 2025 remains mired in all sorts of ideological stalemates.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025
Both sides agreed and one of the final remaining stalemates was resolved.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
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
Also, 17 of the 19 Tests were drawn, including three consecutive stalemated series.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
A leaked truce proposal hints at compromises by both sides after months of stalemated talks.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
That’s a rare advance in a stalemated Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
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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