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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Tit-for-tat trade wars could become the status quo, even though countries have been taxing imports, to some degree, for generations.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs in the case are urging the court to preserve the status quo and assert that removing the board and redirecting the Institute's resources may violate federal statutes.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated that any unilateral steps to alter the status quo should not be permitted anywhere in the world.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The decision to center color was a choice to disrupt any remnants of placating the status quo and a chance to reclaim my ancestral roots.
—Virginia Cumberbatch, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs in the case are urging the court to preserve the status quo and assert that removing the board and redirecting the Institute's resources may violate federal statutes.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated that any unilateral steps to alter the status quo should not be permitted anywhere in the world.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The decision to center color was a choice to disrupt any remnants of placating the status quo and a chance to reclaim my ancestral roots.
—Virginia Cumberbatch, Essence, 27 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2025.
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