challenge the status quo

Example Sentences

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An obvious barrier to enlisting those pillars to challenge the status quo is, of course, that many of them are the status quo.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

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

He likes to push boundaries and challenge the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 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

Their couture shows challenge the status quo, one garment at a time.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023