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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Congress sets a statutory deadline for the president to deliver a budget request for the coming fiscal year by the first Monday of February, but recent presidents have trended toward submitting their requests weeks after delivering the annual State of the Union address.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Trump made the low cost of gas a staple in his stump speech and gave it a central spot in his State of the Union address a few weeks ago.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
There had been little public debate beforehand about the possibility of war, including at his State of the Union address just days earlier.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The president invited the first patient who purchased medication via the website to his State of the Union address last month.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Trump made the low cost of gas a staple in his stump speech and gave it a central spot in his State of the Union address a few weeks ago.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
There had been little public debate beforehand about the possibility of war, including at his State of the Union address just days earlier.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The president invited the first patient who purchased medication via the website to his State of the Union address last month.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
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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 31 Mar. 2026.
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