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The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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The issue of nuclear protections – which Mr. Macron suggested could be expanded to other European countries – is another sticking point.
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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
So one of the sticking points could be that Ukraine would still want to claim as its territory areas in these four regions that Russia doesn’t control.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
One of the sticking points, however, is that Ukraine wants firmer security guarantees.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
The only sticking point is that this new whiskey is a bit difficult to get ahold of.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
So one of the sticking points could be that Ukraine would still want to claim as its territory areas in these four regions that Russia doesn’t control.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
One of the sticking points, however, is that Ukraine wants firmer security guarantees.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
The only sticking point is that this new whiskey is a bit difficult to get ahold of.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sticking point
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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