the Oval Office

noun

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

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Reportedly, an aide in the Oval Office called the head of the library, Anthony Marx, asking if the two leaders could announce that the toys were going home during their news conference. — Steve Hendrix The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 The president and vice president will appear in the Oval Office with conservative YouTube personality Nick Shirley, whose video series from Minnesota late last year led to fraud investigations of day care centers there that receive federal money. — Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026 The demand letter noted that CNN has participated in the TV pool and covered presidents in the Oval Office and on Air Force One for 45 years. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Clinton posthumously awarded him the Congressional Gold Medal for his moral leadership and Bush invited a group of Rabbis to the Oval Office to recognize him for his commitment to education, also posthumously. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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