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).
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Example Sentences
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"It's money well spent, as we found out when the Islamic State rolled into northern Iraq," said Jeffrey, a former US ambassador to Iraq and Turkey under the Obama administration.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Neither spent much time practicing law; Mr. Obama soon moved on to academia, Mr. Vance to venture capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Former US president Barrack Obama and several US allies had agreed a deal with the country in 2015 which lifted many sanctions in return for Iran agreeing to limit its nuclear programme.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The qualities that Caldwell described are also ones that were associated with another senator whose oratory attracted attention: Barack Obama.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
On the one hand, the election of Barack Obama to the presidency creates an extraordinary opportunity for those seeking to end the system of mass incarceration in America.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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