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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This, to justify excluding sociology classes as meeting core requirements, now the status quo for all state universities in Florida.
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Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Coordinators While Dallas is going in a new direction on defense, the team will maintain the status quo at its offensive and special teams coordinator gigs.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Skeleton debuted at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and for 24 year,s the status quo remained.
—Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Consisting entirely of text, the iconoclastic video installation was shown briefly on television, in airtime purchased by the artists, to alert unsuspecting spectators to TV advertising’s role—and their own complicity—in maintaining the status quo.
—Michael Cowan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Coordinators While Dallas is going in a new direction on defense, the team will maintain the status quo at its offensive and special teams coordinator gigs.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Skeleton debuted at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and for 24 year,s the status quo remained.
—Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Consisting entirely of text, the iconoclastic video installation was shown briefly on television, in airtime purchased by the artists, to alert unsuspecting spectators to TV advertising’s role—and their own complicity—in maintaining the status quo.
—Michael Cowan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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