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Chevrolet has given consumers the opportunity to purchase a competent, long-range EV with no frills at an unbeatable price, with cash-on-the-hood from Uncle Sam sweetening the pot ever further.
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The cashier, though, is only entitled to the standard deduction and will owe Uncle Sam $2,096.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Right now, Uncle Sam spends $3 billion every single day just to service its $35 trillion mountain of debt, and interest payments are expected to become the fastest-growing component of the federal budget over the next 30 years.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Make no mistake: the girls were getting a little help from Uncle Sam.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The cashier, though, is only entitled to the standard deduction and will owe Uncle Sam $2,096.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Right now, Uncle Sam spends $3 billion every single day just to service its $35 trillion mountain of debt, and interest payments are expected to become the fastest-growing component of the federal budget over the next 30 years.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Make no mistake: the girls were getting a little help from Uncle Sam.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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