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Don’t get too far out there, don’t say things that are upsetting or weird, don’t question the status quo. — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, "How Sci-Fi Shaped the Players in the Gawker Lawsuit," 6 July 2019 Still, some of her supporters saw a concerted effort to uphold the status quo. — Vivian Wang, New York Times, "‘Trumpian’ Tactics: Queens D.A. Race Turns Nasty," 5 July 2019 The devastation was grave enough (although there were no deaths), and the outrage was fierce enough, that the moratorium on firecrackers, bottle rockets, and Roman candles remained the status quo in Iowa for more than 80 years. — Luke Winkie, Vox, "Anime brings in more than $19 billion a year. Its artists are earning barely enough to survive.," 2 July 2019 The alternative to the awful, unworkable status quo is not erasing the border but letting more people enter legally — as immigrants, workers and refugees. — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Julián Castro knows criminalizing immigration is a failure," 28 June 2019 The Palestinians have repeatedly chosen the status quo over sovereignty. — Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, "Take the Palestinians’ ‘No’ for an Answer," 23 June 2019 Both states’ once-a-decade redistricting plans will also be undertaken according to where populations are clustered, so a census that counts more recent immigrants could alter the status quo in Texas. — The Economist, "ImmigrationImmigration shapes the politics of California and Texas," 20 June 2019 Fran Visco, the president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, said the status quo has too often resulted in drugs that barely extend a patient’s life — and that still aren’t affordable. — STAT, "Biden wants to cure cancer. Now Trump does, too. But cancer, like health care, is complicated," 19 June 2019 Given the new status quo, does the old-fashioned employer-employee contract hold? — Erika Fry, Fortune, "How to Build a Thriving Multi-Generational Workforce," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'status quo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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