standoff
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Sir Chris said he was "concerned at the prolonged standoff" which he said was "ultimately in nobody's interests".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Just last week, Joey Porter Jr. told reporters he “definitely” would play for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season despite a contract standoff and a lingering back issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
And so we have a bit of a standoff here.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The standoff, he adds, could carry major political consequences in states like Maine and Michigan if it isn’t resolved soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
And there we stood for a few silent seconds, locked in a jaw-clenching standoff until our eyes began to tear up.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
This play speaks to the dangers of standoffs and offers hope for breakthroughs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
At the same time, carriage negotiations with programmers are more fraught, often leading to standoffs where channels are pulled, disrupting service to customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
That idea has long been used to describe evolutionary standoffs between species, such as hosts and the parasites or pathogens that attack them.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026
Belarus on Monday summoned a Lithuanian envoy for a dressing down over a drone crash, the latest in a swirl of diplomatic standoffs between the neighbouring post-Soviet states.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
In Oklahoma they call these Mexican standoffs, where everybody has a gun on everybody else.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
