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status

[stay-tuhs, stat-uhs] / ˈsteɪ təs, ˈstæt əs /


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In the Cornell backlash, he blamed "people who felt that the status quo was being threatened, people who didn't like the idea of women being treated equally, people who wanted to shut up women."

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“They didn’t want to rubber-stamp another term of it. Councilmember Raman stepped up with courage and grace to take on the status quo. It’s never easy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

James Wynn of the Fourth Circuit withdrew his plan to assume senior status after Donald Trump was elected in 2024, offering no explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Raman, a member of city council and Indian immigrant, ran on a platform of change and fixing the "broken status quo and the politicians who failed them over and over again".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Thus in both Arabic and medieval culture experimentation had an uncertain status: it existed, but it was not admired or imitated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The Social Security Administration did not respond to a request for comment, or to questions regarding why there was so much incomplete data or what about citizenship statuses were inaccurate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Unless families are discussing their different economic statuses and goals, resentments will build.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

“This is probably going to put them in touch with lots of other Latinos of different migration statuses in a way that is not necessarily about competition, but much more about helping,” Mora said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

And we were checking our statuses on the website to see if we had a valid driver’s license for over a month.”

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

His statuses didn’t provide much context about his life, only that he’d been a loner who preferred runs with his golden retriever Turbo instead of social outings with his classmates.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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