It can also refer to a deal arranging this kind of exchange. In English usage, it is something given or received for something else. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'status quo ante.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Quid pro quo is a Latin term for something for something that originated in the middle ages in Europe. In its literal Latin translation, quid pro quo means something for something. 2021 With that, Flanagan launches into a multipronged defense of the status quo ante at UC. 2021 No longer priestesses and priests in the cult of the Western Logos, no longer implicit defenders of the status quo ante, literary critics become warriors for synchronic justice conceived as catharsis. Brad Mcmillan, Forbes, Companies that suffer a strategic, structural change in their business prospects may never recover, and shares that look undervalued may in fact reflect a new reality that cannot be expected to return to the status quo ante. The Editors, National Review, 8 June 2022 In all of these cases, the prior assumption reversed but is likely to re-reverse to the status quo ante in the next couple of years. We define quid pro quo as something given or received for something else, and a deal arranging a quid pro quo. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022 This makes the outraged reaction to Henry Kissinger’s suggestion of a deal around a return to the status quo ante bizarre. Given that quid pro quo refers to a deal or trade, it's no wonder the Brits nicknamed their almighty pound the 'quid.' And if you give someone some quid, you're going to expect some quo. Robert Sher, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Either way, the result-again-is just a version of the status quo ante for Britain, only indisputably worse. 2022 The other solution is to declare remote working over and revert to the status quo ante. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 16 Sep. Recent Examples on the Web Because one thing is clear: If and when Ukraine proves victorious-if and when Ukraine boots Russians from every inch of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea-there won’t be a simple return to the status quo ante.
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