stalemate
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US consumer inflation slowed slightly in July, government data showed, with a virtual stalemate in the US-Iran war giving consumers some respite from sharp price increases at the gasoline pump.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Since 2022, the two sides have been in a stalemate, though tensions have been rising again in recent months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Now the two sides are locked in a stalemate over the strait, a waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil flowed before Iran effectively shut it down during the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
But right now, he sees the situation as a stalemate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Another stalemate as I stand awkwardly at my desk, my hands trembling, my anger fusing with my doubts.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Ditto for certain infamous stalemates that did not end well for the continued employment of a few big-name cast members, Norm Macdonald and Adam Sandler among them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
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
Visually, and in their oratorical skills, both men invoked the passion and unifying power of civil rights-era leaders while speaking to the continued inequity and political stalemates of the 21st century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 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
Today, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
The reasoning was this: I simply could not stand what I had become—stale, perhaps, or stalemated by what appeared to be my faltering body.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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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