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Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
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Taxpayers shell out about $5 billion a year to lease offices for federal employees, plus another $2 billion to operate those buildings and the more than 500 million square feet of office space that Uncle Sam owns.
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Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
In an era where everyone else seems to look to Uncle Sam for help, that might be the industry's greatest achievement.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
In at least one early rendering, Uncle Sam wears a liberty cap rather than the red, white and blue top hat seen today.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2024
Yankee Poodles What was Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
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Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
In an era where everyone else seems to look to Uncle Sam for help, that might be the industry's greatest achievement.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2024
In at least one early rendering, Uncle Sam wears a liberty cap rather than the red, white and blue top hat seen today.
—Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2024
Yankee Poodles What was Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
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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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