the Oval Office

noun

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

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Carter, perhaps the most decent man to ever occupy the Oval Office, was long written off as a country bumpkin, one who perhaps unsurprisingly left office as a one-term anomaly. Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025 Like Carter, Biden will be a one-term president, and both men faced similar challenges during their times in the Oval Office. Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025 Biden, who is set to leave the Oval Office on January 20, has focused efforts throughout his tenure on regulating cigarette companies, including by attempting but failing to pass restrictions on the sale of menthol cigarettes. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Putting Things In Perspective The shifting landscape can be expected when there is a change in the occupant of the Oval Office. Edward Segal, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the Oval Office 

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