the Oval Office

noun

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

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Left: Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 This combination of pictures created on January 31, 2025 shows (L) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on January 31, 2025. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025 Built atop the White House swimming pool during Richard Nixon’s presidency, the quarters are part of the West Wing, with the Oval Office just up the stairs and down the hall. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025 The awkward dynamic was on full display in the Oval Office on Thursday, as Trump hastily summoned the White House press corps to display a simplistic chart displaying annual employment revisions under his predecessor. Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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