the Oval Office

noun

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

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Many expect Khamenei to continue in the policy footsteps of his father, and the rhetoric from the Oval Office has ramped up in response. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 But the truth is that this problem is bigger than any single political figure, even one who looms as large as the current occupant of the Oval Office. Daniel Weiner, Time, 9 Mar. 2026 Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon deputy assistant who revealed the existence of the Oval Office’s secret taping system, has died at 99. Douglass K. Daniel, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 So, the powers of the Oval Office seemingly continue to grow despite what the Constitution says. David Wade, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Oval Office

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