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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Third, withholding disaster aid harms Plaintiff States and their residents directly, whereas injunctive relief is the status quo.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
These were knee-jerk reactions to an announcement that probably doesn’t change the status quo or backlogs for the foreseeable future, and who knows if this microfluidics technology can be done at scale.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
One notable feature of London designers is their desire to experiment and seek alternatives to the status quo.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Most countries, including the United States, do not recognize Taiwan as independent but oppose any attempt to change the status quo by force.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
These were knee-jerk reactions to an announcement that probably doesn’t change the status quo or backlogs for the foreseeable future, and who knows if this microfluidics technology can be done at scale.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
One notable feature of London designers is their desire to experiment and seek alternatives to the status quo.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Most countries, including the United States, do not recognize Taiwan as independent but oppose any attempt to change the status quo by force.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the status quo
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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