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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In defending the status quo, opponents pointed out that nearly all states already had child labor laws on the books and claimed sufficient protections were in place.
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Janet Golden / Made By History, TIME, 23 May 2024
In what may become known as the generative AI spring, the status quo is changing dizzyingly fast – even for a technology that first floored us with its abilities just 18 months ago, whenOpenAI first introduced ChatGPT, the Kleenex of generative AI models.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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Janet Golden / Made By History, TIME, 23 May 2024
In what may become known as the generative AI spring, the status quo is changing dizzyingly fast – even for a technology that first floored us with its abilities just 18 months ago, whenOpenAI first introduced ChatGPT, the Kleenex of generative AI models.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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