Bowles

American  

[bohlz] / boʊlz /

noun

1. Chester, 1901–86, U.S. statesman and author: special adviser on Afro-Asian and Latin American affairs; ambassador to India 1951–53, 1963–69.

2. Paul (Frederic), 1910?–1999, U.S. novelist and composer.

3. Samuel, 1826–78, U.S. journalist.

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Bowles British  

/ bəʊlz /

noun

1. Paul . 1910–99, US novelist, short-story writer, and composer, living in Tangiers. His novels include The Sheltering Sky (1949) and The Spider's House (1955)

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Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians -- Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones -- died following what media said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November 2024.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

And in 2010 she told The Telegraph, external that being reunited with Peter Bowles in The Rivals was like "putting on an old glove".

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Anthony León is her lyrical tenor fiancé, Ernesto Petti Meg’s lordly loutish jealous husband and Nathan Bowles the loutish Dr. Caius.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

“You can cut too far or make people feel less valued in the workplace and they’ll just go work for the competition,” said Ken Bowles, CFO of packaging giant Smurfit Westrock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Mrs. Bowles put Susannah in charge of shepherding three of the children inside, and stayed to wave good-bye.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson