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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The reform push, unprecedented in the state’s recent history, has changed the status quo in which local governments were largely left to oversee their own zoning and housing decisions.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this is the new normal for a luxury industry in flux, transformed by economic headwinds, a quickening innovation cycle, and a young generation of consumers disillusioned with the status quo.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
There were lots of skeptics, given that Brown was calling for a 50-fold increase in the status quo.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Junglee’s bold innovative approach meets Raj Kumar Gupta’s unflinching storytelling, crafting stories that questions the status quo.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
Perhaps this is the new normal for a luxury industry in flux, transformed by economic headwinds, a quickening innovation cycle, and a young generation of consumers disillusioned with the status quo.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
There were lots of skeptics, given that Brown was calling for a 50-fold increase in the status quo.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Junglee’s bold innovative approach meets Raj Kumar Gupta’s unflinching storytelling, crafting stories that questions the status quo.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
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 22 Jan. 2026.
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