status quo
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And I will do everything I can in my power to move the needle away from the status quo as it currently is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"For Kim Jong Un, maintaining the status quo is the best option right now."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
They are expanding their ambition beyond what has already been proven — the mayor’s office, seats in Congress — and running difficult races in difficult states, courting voters and challenging the institutional status quo.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
In her report she wrote that should could not see the status quo as "anything less than a national emergency".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
What was happening in Durham was part of a nationwide process of increasing dissatisfaction with the status quo and a growing willingness to do something about it.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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