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Corporate automation plus a $3+ trillion spending bender from Uncle Sam is a powerful recipe for higher stock prices and bigger dividends.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
After the July 4th weekend release, the gator was renamed Uncle Sam.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Some young American families will soon be getting a gift from Uncle Sam.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Del Mar’s Junior Lifeguards, Uncle Sam, and city leaders, followed by a Del Mar Fire Department fire truck led the parade.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
After the July 4th weekend release, the gator was renamed Uncle Sam.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Some young American families will soon be getting a gift from Uncle Sam.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Del Mar’s Junior Lifeguards, Uncle Sam, and city leaders, followed by a Del Mar Fire Department fire truck led the parade.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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