challenge the status quo

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For the others, “I think you had to just do what you were told to do, do it with a smile… No original thought, no willing to challenge the status quo, just willing to accept.”

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

But if or when McDonnell decides to challenge the status quo, Yates said, “he’s going to be like everyone else, he’s going to get hammered.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

“In a company as successful as ours, the time to challenge the status quo and write the next chapter is while we are still successful,” Sievert said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

"There is no indication that the attorney general is planning to change the strategy of going after people who challenge the status quo," said Taraciuk of the Inter-American Dialogue.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

While University leadership is unable to challenge the status quo, students are mobilizing to change this system.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023