Dawes
Americannoun
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Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
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William, 1745–99, U.S. Revolutionary patriot: rode with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott warning Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston.
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Nicola Dawes, chief executive at family support charity Stripey Stork, said that the back-to-school period put "additional pressure on families from a cost perspective".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nicola Dawes, chief executive at Stripey Stork, said families in need would "simply go without essential school items or be forced into debt" without this support.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He'd been at this year's final in Istanbul with a group of close friends, many from his childhood who share his love for Aston Villa – Ben Dawes, Thomas van Straubenzee and Edward van Cutsem.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Dawes is a veteran L.A. act, and songs like “All Your Favorite Bands” had new texture in the light of how the fire upended the lives of so many artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Billy Dawes was not the only gifted actor in his family.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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