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.
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The terms right-wing and left-wing come from the French Revolution, when the nobility, who sought to preserve the status quo, sat on the right side of the National Assembly, and the revolutionaries, who wanted democratic change, sat on the left.
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Having wised up to the idea that there could be more to life than daily quotas and waffle parties, the innies cannot content themselves with a return to the status quo.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
What is clear is that his attack on the status quo resonates with a large number of Americans and his many supporters elsewhere.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The move is not entirely unexpected for the art world, which has seen art dealers dissatisfied with the status quo established by art fairs such as the Art Dealers Association of America and the Armory Show.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Having wised up to the idea that there could be more to life than daily quotas and waffle parties, the innies cannot content themselves with a return to the status quo.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
What is clear is that his attack on the status quo resonates with a large number of Americans and his many supporters elsewhere.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The move is not entirely unexpected for the art world, which has seen art dealers dissatisfied with the status quo established by art fairs such as the Art Dealers Association of America and the Armory Show.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“The status quo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20status%20quo. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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