the Oval Office

noun

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

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The rates question The leading question for many, both on the committee and on Wall Street, is what, if anything, Warsh has promised the Oval Office in order to land the chairman nomination. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 In August, Cook joined Trump at an event in the Oval Office touting a new $100 billion investment commitment by Apple to American manufacturing, and gifted the president a gold and glass plaque. Ari Levy,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026 Chaos ripples out from the Oval Office hourly as from rocks dumped into a pond. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 Gerald Ford took the position of vice president after Spiro Agnew resigned from the role, and later replaced Nixon in the Oval Office. Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 8 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2026.

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