the Oval Office

noun

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

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An Unexpected Challenge When President Trump returned to the Oval Office on Jan. 20, the federal government’s approach to public health and healthcare abruptly turned. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 No nukes for Iran has been the bipartisan U.S. policy for 30 years, going back to Bill Clinton’s time in the Oval Office. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025 The trend poses a threat to one of the rare media institutions that has bipartisan political support, including a fan in the Oval Office. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025 This arguably demonstrates why the central bank is federally mandated to be independent, so that a major lever of the economy can be used for the long-term benefit of businesses and consumers as opposed to the whims of the Oval Office. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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