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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For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
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Traditional, a rule follower and believer in the status quo, but not without rebellion.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
In shaking up the status quo, TED has been active in the English Whisky Guild, founded in 2022, and which now counts 27 members who are pooling resources to fully build out the segment.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Traditional, a rule follower and believer in the status quo, but not without rebellion.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
College athletic departments often face a first-mover dilemma, and MásLabor is encountering that same hesitation, compounded, Floyd says, by institutional incentives to maintain the status quo.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the status quo
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