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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The Vatican also played a major role in secret negotiations that led the Obama administration to re-establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He previously served as associate White House counsel in the Obama administration.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
It’s where I watched Barack Obama get elected twice, the Lakers win back-to-back championships, and where I indulged in countless night caps and an unreasonable amount of all-you-can-eat split pea soup.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
John Sandweg, who oversaw ICE when the original directive was adopted under President Barack Obama, said, “Back then, we were operating from a lens that family unity is everything.”
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
She gloried in the off-beat dryness of Michelle Obama’s humor, the confidence in her long-limbed carriage, and then she mourned when Michelle Obama was clamped, flattened, made to sound tepidly wholesome in interviews.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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