status quo
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The court explained that the status quo on mifepristone would remain in place until the Supreme Court deals with a certiorari petition in the case or the 5th Circuit rules on Louisiana’s current appeal.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The production is being promoted as “challenging the status quo of how commercial theater interacts with nonprofit institutions,” a worthy goal, if a possibly quixotic one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Prices remained elevated as renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran added to investor pessimism that the current no-deal status quo will persist, Goldman Sachs analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The group says current "status quo" security measures "won't be enough" and criticises the "historic under-resourcing" of security around critical infrastructure.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
This flow of envy and thus, of power, is, for the first time in the history of geeks, flowing in the other direction ... breaking what has been the status quo for many years.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
