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The phrase "reached a deadlock" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a metaphor used to describe a situation in which no progress can be made. For example, you could say, "After days of negotiations, the two sides had reached a deadlock with neither side willing to make any concessions."
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But they had reached a deadlock with the regime.
The first trial ended in a mistrial after the jury reached a deadlock.
I decided to send my only child to boarding school, because we had reached a deadlock on the homework front.
The prime minister concluded that the meeting had reached a deadlock, and he wrote Mr. Clinton a letter to voice his concern, the official said.
Discussions reached a deadlock when the two airlines failed to agree how to solve the British carrier's $4.4 billion pension fund deficit.
Mr. Abbas on Sunday rejected statements by some Palestinian leaders that the talks verged on a breakdown, telling a German television station "the negotiations are difficult but they haven't reached a deadlock".
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Still, administration officials have suggested that should the commission reach a deadlock, Mr. Obama could adopt proposals left on the table.
PRESIDENT IS FIRM IN PURPOSE TO STOP COAL MINERS' STRIKE; Will Intervene if the Operators and Workers Reach a Deadlock.
One of the negotiators, a minister in President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's government, said "the return to the talks is meant to save face after reaching a deadlock".
Archives|PRESIDENT IS FIRM IN PURPOSE TO STOP COAL MINERS' STRIKE; Will Intervene if the Operators and Workers Reach a Deadlock.
"We want the American side to start looking for alternatives in case the negotiations on the pact reach a deadlock," said Ayad al-Sammaraie, a leader of the bloc.
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