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

Voters in California and Iowa show unhappiness with the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But they didn’t view her as a challenge to the status quo — to many, she is the status quo.

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

He was the Galilei Galileo of music, challenging the status quo.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall