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The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
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The remaining sticking points, in addition to wages and health care benefits, are safe staffing standards to protect patients and nurse protections from workplace violence, according to the nurses.
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Doug Williams, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
One of the main remaining sticking points in negotiations is over control of the Donbas, the area of eastern Ukraine that comprises the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
Territorial disputes and other sticking points remain unresolved, and another round of talks is planned for next week.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The deal closing suggests an end to an on-again, off-again battle, removing a sticking point in US-China relations at a time when tensions are running high.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Doug Williams, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
One of the main remaining sticking points in negotiations is over control of the Donbas, the area of eastern Ukraine that comprises the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
Territorial disputes and other sticking points remain unresolved, and another round of talks is planned for next week.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The deal closing suggests an end to an on-again, off-again battle, removing a sticking point in US-China relations at a time when tensions are running high.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Sticking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticking%20point. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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