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French bond yields, which reflect the cost of government borrowing, surged to their highest level since 2002 last week amid a standoff over next year's budget, which aims to reduce the country's vast debts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

During a 63-hour standoff, Kiritsis demands that Fred Heckman, a beloved radio reporter played by Jon Hamm, interview him live on air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

An Israeli army captain finally defused the standoff, but the Palestinians never reached their property and the settlers appeared to suffer no consequences.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Hedge-fund billionaire John Overdeck is facing a divorce trial with his wife Laura and a separate standoff with Two Sigma co-founder David Siegel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Percy couldn’t keep this standoff going much longer.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

"Because of their structure, these tetrapod-shaped particles have standoffs and form porous networks instead of collapsing into clumps," said Addae.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 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 includes de-escalating standoffs between ICE officials and citizen observers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 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

Oleg Gordievsky's career as a double agent had landed him right in the middle of one of the most dangerous standoffs of the Cold War—and into scalding-hot water with the KGB.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau