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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But this moment of profound change is occurring precisely because of a widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo.
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Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
More Kyodo News via AP Following Japan's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands in 2012, China's Coast Guard ships—often equipped with autocannons—began assertive patrols around the uninhabited territory, raising Tokyo's concerns that Beijing is attempting to alter the status quo.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Thus far, container shipping has largely kept the status quo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
The continuation of the status quo was too much for some people.
—Calum Marsh, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
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Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
More Kyodo News via AP Following Japan's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands in 2012, China's Coast Guard ships—often equipped with autocannons—began assertive patrols around the uninhabited territory, raising Tokyo's concerns that Beijing is attempting to alter the status quo.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Thus far, container shipping has largely kept the status quo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 June 2025
The continuation of the status quo was too much for some people.
—Calum Marsh, Rolling Stone, 14 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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