the Oval Office

noun

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

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Companies quietly avoid conflict while seeking favor with ornate gifts, large donations to the president’s pet projects and strategic deployments of CEOs to the Oval Office. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 No wonder Trump replaced a portrait of Thomas Jefferson in the Oval Office with one of Polk shortly after the start of his second term. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 In one clip, Trump confronts Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, in the Oval Office during his first term. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 In the Oval Office executive order signing, Bud Denker, the president of the Penske Corporation, extended thanks to Bowser. Isabella Murray, ABC News, 30 Jan. 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 9 Feb. 2026.

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