as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo
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Rachel Feldman’s empowering feature film debut, featuring supporting turns from Jon Benjamin Hickey and Thomas Sadoski, is an extraordinary journey of an ordinary woman who refuses to accept the sexist status quo.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Speaking my values disrupts that status quo and opens the door to new conversations.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
Our sense is that there is enormous frustration across German business (Volkswagen has threatened to close plant in Germany) regarding the lack of policy action and imagine that the ‘status quo’ is increasingly untenable.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
These multiple lenses include specific metrics, councils, focus groups, one-on-one interviews across stakeholder groups and gut instinct about the current status quo. - Arthi Rabikrisson, Prerna Advisory
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—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Speaking my values disrupts that status quo and opens the door to new conversations.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
Our sense is that there is enormous frustration across German business (Volkswagen has threatened to close plant in Germany) regarding the lack of policy action and imagine that the ‘status quo’ is increasingly untenable.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
These multiple lenses include specific metrics, councils, focus groups, one-on-one interviews across stakeholder groups and gut instinct about the current status quo. - Arthi Rabikrisson, Prerna Advisory
11.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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