Hawkins
Americannoun
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Sir Anthony Hope Anthony Hope, 1863–1933, English novelist and playwright.
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Coleman, 1904–69, U.S. jazz saxophonist.
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Also Sir John, 1532–95, English slave trader and rear admiral.
noun
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Coleman. 1904–69, US pioneer of the tenor saxophone for jazz
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Sir John. 1532–95, English naval commander and slave trader, treasurer of the navy (1577–89); commander of a squadron in the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588)
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Hawkins won the coveted IRL Golden Boot Award in 2024 and 2025 after being voted the International Wheelchair Player of the Year.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The suit focuses on a Instagram post from March 2026 featuring Students for Life leader Kristan Hawkins and two staffers.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Her touring band in 1994 included Taylor Hawkins, who would go on to become the drummer for the Foo Fighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Simon Hawkins, a consultant breast surgeon in Wiltshire, treating both NHS and private patients, says he has seen an increase in women requesting the surgery privately over the last 15 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Slowly, carefully, she told him, “Go get Dr. Hawkins and tell him Mama’s got a snakebite. It’s bad. Then go find Papa—fast. You know where the apple orchard is. Run!”
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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