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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Moving on from Adebayo certainly would be a jolt to the status quo.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Both of their messages are critical of the status quo and see capitalism as increasingly problematic yet only one of them can break through to even the most disillusioned among us.
—Ricardo Williams, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
The stakes are too high and the consequences too great to continue with the status quo.
—Richard Danforth, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
With few election shake-ups last fall, lawmakers returned to a legislature with little change in the status quo.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Both of their messages are critical of the status quo and see capitalism as increasingly problematic yet only one of them can break through to even the most disillusioned among us.
—Ricardo Williams, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
The stakes are too high and the consequences too great to continue with the status quo.
—Richard Danforth, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
With few election shake-ups last fall, lawmakers returned to a legislature with little change in the status quo.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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