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Impasse

/ˌɪˈmpæs/
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(noun) A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.

We had our priorities, they had their preferences, and we came to an impasse.
They have reached an impasse.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The labor negotiations reached an ____, with neither side willing to make any more concessions.

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