status quo
Example Sentences
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Technology invariably requires workers to adapt, often with considerable disruption to the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“I think the key measure of success is whether navigation through the Strait of Hormuz returns to the status quo antebellum and at what price,” said Michael Singh, a former U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The summit and remarks, in his view, have done little to change the current status quo.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
"Taiwan has always been a firm defender of the status quo on both sides of the Strait, not a party to change it," he wrote.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Nothing will make me change my mind about the button, but I’m trying my best to maintain the status quo for the days that remain.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
