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Rawls

American  
[rawlz] / rɔlz /

noun

  1. John, 1921–2002, U.S. political philosopher.


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Norm Eisen: People don’t want to hear about Locke and Burke and John Rawls.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Rawls projects stop-motion videos of still images of Black dancers onto chroma green screens suspended from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

That unit includes edge Sione Lolohea, plus interior linemen James Rawls and Joe Golden.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

A performance video by the choreographer Will Rawls, for instance, offers a mood map of the intersection of Jefferson Avenue, the thoroughfare that the show follows, and Interstate 44.

From New York Times • May 9, 2023

“He made Stinky Sanders, the mortician, the richest man in town, Colonel,” Hobie Rawls said while pouring coffee into Bull’s cup from a steaming glass globe.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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