status quo

Example Sentences

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But maintaining the status quo is not enough to resolve the fracture points where people still fall out of care.

From Salon

For, as these varied films attest, a rebel doesn’t just voice their discontent at the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s not necessarily a good thing to surprise children with unequal inheritances if they believe the status quo has been maintained.

From MarketWatch

“The status quo isn’t great, but it is the least worst alternative.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Or will the tense status quo just drag on?

From Los Angeles Times