the Oval Office

noun

: the office of the U.S. President in the White House

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Trump spent the day working in the Oval Office and received regular updates, the official said. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 The president has been working in the Oval Office, or adjacent Oval dining room, since this morning, receiving frequent briefings on the ongoing search and rescue operation in Iran, the official said. Max Burman, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026 The pair could be seen posing next to Trump in the Oval Office in one photo. Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 Every other man who has sat in the Oval Office has at least nodded toward unity or made an effort to win over those who didn’t vote for him. Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Oval Office

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“The Oval Office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Oval%20Office. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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