status quo
Example Sentences
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“People are sick and tired of a broken status quo; they’re ready for change.”
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
He said, “I’m not going to Washington to sit quietly, protect the status quo, or wait my turn.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
But he also said it again illustrates how CEQA’s “across-the-board rule that always favors the status quo ... is not a very practical” one, said Elmendorf, who tracks environmental legislation that affects housing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
At the same time, he said, “they want this ‘no peace, no war’ status quo to go away, and for the confrontation with the U.S. to be resolved.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The newscaster on the television reported on the changing times and the uprooting of the status quo.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
