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If the jury deadlocks after several days of deliberations and are unable to reach a unanimous verdict, the judge may declare a mistrial.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

And the agency’s board itself often deadlocks on matters of campaign finance enforcement.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Maryland lost its only games against Iowa and Rutgers, so those are deadlocks to be avoided.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

One reason our discovery is exciting is because it hints at ways to work through specific political deadlocks.

From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2023

They clear up the deadlocks that come from the hard and fast use of terms, they establish mutual charity as an intellectual necessity.

From First and Last Things by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)