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Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own: status quo - English

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Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

status quo

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tatus quo- in the former state

People always resist changes. They want to maintain the status quo.

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