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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And, when Biden gave a rousing State of the Union address in March, Clooney thought, Way to go, Mr. President.
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Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
The couple sat, on camera, in the First Lady’s box while the president extolled them in his 2015 State of the Union address.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
During his State of the Union address earlier this year, Trump singled out Pakistan for praise for their role in capturing the ISIS terrorist who masterminded the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. servicemen at Afghanistan’s Kabul Airport in 2021.
—Christopher Shays, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
His parents were guests of the White House for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address just weeks later.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 8 May 2025
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Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
The couple sat, on camera, in the First Lady’s box while the president extolled them in his 2015 State of the Union address.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
During his State of the Union address earlier this year, Trump singled out Pakistan for praise for their role in capturing the ISIS terrorist who masterminded the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. servicemen at Afghanistan’s Kabul Airport in 2021.
—Christopher Shays, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
His parents were guests of the White House for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address just weeks later.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 8 May 2025
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