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a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
- a new negotiator finally got both sides past the stalemate
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a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other
- after playing chess for 16 hours, we ended the game in a stalemate
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