sticking

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While both sides continue to exchange proposals, key sticking points remain, including Iran's nuclear programme, demands for sanctions relief and the future of shipping through the vital waterway.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The issue of Japan apologising for wartime atrocities has long been a sticking point in the two countries' relations, with China in the past criticising some of the apologies as insufficient.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

It also helps prevent proteins from folding incorrectly and sticking together in toxic aggregates.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“Oil supply remains constrained, and key sticking points have yet to be resolved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But on the opposite wall there were larger outcrops—sideways stalactites, some small, some a foot in length, like fists sticking from the wall.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell