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Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
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Yes, borrowers are lending to Uncle Sam and asking for a mere 4.3% per year over the next 10 years.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The White House will be well aware of this fact, particularly in an environment where fiscally conservative Republicans will be shuddering at Uncle Sam’s $37 trillion (and growing) national debt.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
However, there was another problem, this one involving Uncle Sam.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The new recruitment page on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website shows a drawing of a white-bearded Uncle Sam pointing to the viewer.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The White House will be well aware of this fact, particularly in an environment where fiscally conservative Republicans will be shuddering at Uncle Sam’s $37 trillion (and growing) national debt.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
However, there was another problem, this one involving Uncle Sam.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The new recruitment page on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website shows a drawing of a white-bearded Uncle Sam pointing to the viewer.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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Uncle Sam
noun
Un·cle Sam
ˌəŋ-kəl-ˈsam 
1
: the U.S. government thought of or represented as a person
2
: the American nation or people
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