Obama
Americannoun
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Barack (Hussein), Jr. born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. 2009–17.
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Michelle Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, born 1964, U.S. First Lady 2009–17 (wife of Barack Obama).
noun
Example Sentences
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Bears Ears, which covers 1.35 million acres, was proclaimed in 2016 under then-president Barack Obama on the basis of its cultural sites sacred to Indigenous tribes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
“You know how in the spy thriller or the heist movie, you’re introduced to the crew at the beginning,” Obama wrote.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Truman Lyons, a 49-year-old bus driver in Chicago, voted for Trump in 2024, the first presidential ballot he had cast since he supported Obama in 2008.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The country's first black president, Barack Obama, reshared excerpts of a recent speech he made at his presidential museum's opening.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
We met Auma at a downtown train station, and the three of us boarded a passenger train with slatted windows to head west out of the city and toward the Obama family’s ancestral home.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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