Example Sentences

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Negotiations among the seven states on how to deal with shortages have deadlocked.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

The meeting comes as negotiations between the White House and House Republicans have deadlocked.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2023

Contract negotiations between those railroads and unions representing 115,000 of their workers have deadlocked after more than two years.

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2022

Proposals for a longer-term debt-relief program known as the Common Framework have deadlocked.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

Two juries have deadlocked on whether to convict a different man in her death.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2019