stalemate

In other words, something has to give to end the stalemate.

You would never say Arsenal and Manchester United are having similar seasons, but Sunday's Premier League stalemate at Old Trafford was a reminder that they have something in common - a problem to solve up front.

U.S. news consumers are a lot less interested after three years of bloody stalemate, but the initial bonanza was real.

The Russian push took place at the end of a four-month period when the US was not supplying weapons to Ukraine, due to a stalemate in the US Congress which was resolved last April.

He and the city are at a stalemate.