quo
- a variation of quoth.
Example Sentences
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He said hundreds of thousands of people with mental-health conditions had been "parked and forgotten about" under the "broken status quo".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Instruction across the entire state was “unlikely to improve” under the status quo, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
A solution ex machina prevented it from closing, but instead of maintaining the status quo, everybody committed to leveling it up to a Michelin star-worthy bistro.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Tehran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, had earlier said Hormuz "will never return" to the pre-war status quo, despite both sides agreeing to set up communication lines to keep it open.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
He was the Galilei Galileo of music, challenging the status quo.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
