the status quo

noun

: the current situation : the way things are now

He's content with the status quo and isn't looking for change.

She wants to maintain the status quo.

Examples of the status quo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The business world constantly sees the rise of individuals who dare to challenge the status quo and reshape entire industries. —

Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 Strong supervisors are change agents, able to challenge the status quo and switch strategies when things aren’t panning out. —

Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024 Challenge the status quo and be extremely customer-centric. —

Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 Even so, Biden’s allies and campaign strategists worry about an electorate currently inclined to treat the contest as a choice between the status quo and change—to compare Biden, in his own framing of the problem, to the Almighty instead of the alternative. —

James Lardner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the status quo

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