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Uncle Sam has stapled over most of Vecna’s rifts with crude metal plates, but left just enough open to use for his own ends.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Two soldiers get lost and are attacked (and presumably eaten) by It in the form of a giant demonic Uncle Sam.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
If rebate checks are distributed, history shows that many Americans would likely spend some or all of their cash from Uncle Sam.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Their concern is for the day when confidence in the bond market wanes, when buyers of America’s borrowing question whether Uncle Sam can really pay his debts.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Two soldiers get lost and are attacked (and presumably eaten) by It in the form of a giant demonic Uncle Sam.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
If rebate checks are distributed, history shows that many Americans would likely spend some or all of their cash from Uncle Sam.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Their concern is for the day when confidence in the bond market wanes, when buyers of America’s borrowing question whether Uncle Sam can really pay his debts.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 4 Dec. 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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