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  1. sticking points: Merriam-Webster
  2. sticking points: Collins English Dictionary
  3. sticking points: Vocabulary.com
  4. sticking points: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. sticking-points, sticking points: Wiktionary
  6. sticking points: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See sticking_point as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (sticking point)

noun:  (idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
noun:  (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.
▸ Also see sticking_point


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