State of the Union address

noun phrase

: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country

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Guaido appeared at Trump's State of the Union address that year and received a standing ovation. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 Projecting peace through strength In what sometimes felt more like a State of the Union address back in America, Trump used a significant portion of his Knesset speech to boast about the strength of the U.S. military and economy. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 Clinton invited a survivor of the Oklahoma City bombing who was furloughed during the government shutdown later that year to be his guest for the 1996 State of the Union address. W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025 In his 2019 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump pledged to boost HIV spending, with the lofty goal of bringing the nation’s epidemic to heel by 2030. Benjamin Ryan, NBC news, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for State of the Union address

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“State of the Union address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20of%20the%20Union%20address. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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