the status quo
noun
: the current situation : the way things are now
He's content with the status quo and isn't looking for change.
She wants to maintain the status quo.
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An Uncommon Path Forward Reinventing leadership begins with a willingness to challenge the status quo.
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Imamu "mu" Tomlinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
If a change to the status quo is important, that may be something your fiancé might consider adding to his custody agreement.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
One studio insider said that many entrenched crew members preferred the status quo and voiced objections to changes, blaming the producers for new policies put in place by the studio.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Viewing the country and this land-reform bill as really being about radical Black people trying to overturn the status quo is just a complete misreading of the last thirty years.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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Imamu "mu" Tomlinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
If a change to the status quo is important, that may be something your fiancé might consider adding to his custody agreement.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
One studio insider said that many entrenched crew members preferred the status quo and voiced objections to changes, blaming the producers for new policies put in place by the studio.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Viewing the country and this land-reform bill as really being about radical Black people trying to overturn the status quo is just a complete misreading of the last thirty years.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the status quo
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