White House
Britishnoun
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the official Washington residence of the president of the US
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the US presidency
Example Sentences
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It was a step so serious, the White House contacted the Kremlin to tell it to stop.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Promotional content posted by the White House on social media also included images that resemble trademarks and designs from Microsoft-owned Xbox.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The only ornament on it “was the Nixon Inaugural Medal,” Colson giddily reported in a White House memo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, White House pool reporters reacted on Wednesday with nonsensical questions, equal parts banal and fawning.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Almost defenseless, the White House was now a big bull’s-eye.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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