status quo

Example Sentences

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So right now, Oracle looks ready to provide either a status quo update to ongoing capex growth or a larger number.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“People are sick and tired of a broken status quo; they’re ready for change.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 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

When the regime promises to return tanker traffic to prewar levels, it means under that new status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The balance of nature is not a status quo; it is fluid, ever shifting, in a constant state of adjustment.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson