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Hawkeye

American  
[hawk-ahy] / ˈhɔkˌaɪ /

noun

  • Hawkeyes
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Iowa (used as a nickname).


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After his run playing surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H,” Alda eventually shifted his focus from acting to science.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

It has 20 Rafale fighter jets on board along with two Hawkeye radar aircraft.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

They’d responded to the opening Hawkeye score with a sloppy three-and-out series, followed by a shanked punt.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2025

Fritz tweeted afterwards: "Imagine telling me I needed to stop the point when we have literal Hawkeye electronic line calling".

From BBC Aug. 25, 2024

He unzips the backpack and flips it over, letting some Black Panther and Hawkeye comics hit the ground.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Her nine home runs put her 10th in Hawkeyes single-season history.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

But the Hawkeyes had one crucial thing working in their favor: a coach who had been training his entire life for this exact scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

This season, the deliberate Hawkeyes have played the fifth-slowest pace of any team in all of college basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

The Hawkeyes promptly marched down the field on another touchdown drive.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2025

The Hawkeyes rank 133rd of 136 teams nationally in passing yards per game.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

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