Biden

American

[bahy-dn] / ˈbaɪ dn /

noun

Joseph (Robinette), Jr. Joe born 1942, U.S. politician: vice president 2009–17; 46th president of the United States since 2021.
Jill Jill Tracy Jacobs, born 1951, U.S. First Lady since 2021 (wife of Joseph Biden, Jr.).

Example Sentences

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The Justice Department said many of the limits the Biden administration put on carrying out federal death sentences would be removed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Cook is the first woman of color to serve on the Board of Governors and was nominated by President Joe Biden in 2022.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

“Miran was an ideological ally,” says Jacob Bastian, a senior economist at CEA during the Biden administration and an assistant professor of economics at Rutgers University.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

He said former US President Joe Biden had agreed to the appointment towards the end of his term in office.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

And then there were the Biden grandkids, five altogether, all of them as outgoing and unassuming as Joe and Jill themselves.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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