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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

I remember afterwards Lou Rawls said to me, “Son, never turn your back on the audience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

“I had every intention of being a physicist,” Rawls said in a story posted on the LPGA’s website.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 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

Ed Mills entered the restaurant the moment Hobie Rawls turned the lock.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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