State of the Union address
noun phrase
: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country
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And Biden echoed those sentiments, with better grammar, in his State of the Union address.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
The June 26 speech served as a scientific parallel to the State of the Union address by the U.S. president and came from the chief of a body originally chartered to provide nonpartisan advice on science and technology to the nation’s government.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
Sanneh was one of a few dozen social media influencers who were invited to the White House to watch the State of the Union address and meet President Biden.
—Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Flashback: Johnson's threat is not an idle one – a guest at President Biden's State of the Union address in March was arrested and charged for heckling the president about the 2021 Kabul airport bombing.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 23 July 2024
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
The June 26 speech served as a scientific parallel to the State of the Union address by the U.S. president and came from the chief of a body originally chartered to provide nonpartisan advice on science and technology to the nation’s government.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
Sanneh was one of a few dozen social media influencers who were invited to the White House to watch the State of the Union address and meet President Biden.
—Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Flashback: Johnson's threat is not an idle one – a guest at President Biden's State of the Union address in March was arrested and charged for heckling the president about the 2021 Kabul airport bombing.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 23 July 2024
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