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The national security agencies want to recapture the presidency with any Democrat or Republican who will return to the national security status quo. — Jefferson Morley, The New Republic, "Democrats Are Trapped in Trump’s “Deep State” War," 16 Sep. 2019 Their revolution is the capitalist kind: progress by way of shifting demographics, reinforcement of the corporate status quo. — Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, "Good Bad Bad Good," 16 Sep. 2019 In one respect — updating rules for cross-border e-commerce, which was still in its infancy when NAFTA took effect 25 years ago — Trump’s deal is a real improvement over the status quo. — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, "Other voices: Democrats should give Trump a win on this trade deal," 15 Sep. 2019 But, sadly, that’s not the case and doing nothing only maintains a tragic status quo. — BostonGlobe.com, "Should Massachusetts allow safe injection sites for addicts?," 14 Sep. 2019 Germany, with its world-class manufacturers and less competitive service firms, enjoys the status quo. — The Economist, "The economic policy at the heart of Europe is creaking," 12 Sep. 2019 Amid studies showing black women will be key to next year’s White House race comes a new poll that shows this group of Americans is veering off from the status quo logged by other voters. — Melanie Eversley, Fortune, "Black Women Voters Are Key to the 2020 Presidential Race. Here’s Who They Support," 12 Sep. 2019 After Marechera returned to independent Zimbabwe, he was harassed and persecuted by state security for his refusal to join the system, or his public rebukes directed towards the status quo. — Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Quartz Africa, "The Zimbabwean writer who was Robert Mugabe’s nemesis," 7 Sep. 2019 Daniel has been championing the cause for 12 years now and continues to disrupt the fashion status quo. — Ashley Rushford, Essence, "Ciara Receives The Icon 360 Award At Harlem’s Fashion Row 12th Annual Fashion Show And Style Awards," 7 Sep. 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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