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Dawkins

British

/ ˈdɔːkɪnz /

noun

Richard. born 1941, British zoologist, noted for such works as The Selfish Gene (1976), The Blind Watchmaker (1986), The God Delusion (2006), and The Greatest Show on Earth (2009)

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Dawkins

Influential iconoclastic thinker Richard Dawkins was then pilloried for suggesting that perhaps it already has.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

Dawkins was not using “selfish” in the conventional sense of the word, but as an overextended metaphor for the lengths that DNA will go to replicate itself.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

“Science,” biologist Richard Dawkins says, “has now achieved an emancipation” from the idea of a “Creator.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

UCF is coached by former Duke star Johnny Dawkins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

Betty Lou was coming back and Mrs. Dawkins released me.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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