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Uncle Sam

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Uncle Sam
the government or the country of the United States These smaller countries resent being so dependent on Uncle Sam for protection.
See say uncle
See also: SAM, uncle


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It was not merely during the three hours and a half which Uncle Sam claimed as his share of my daily life that this wretched numbness held possession of me.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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