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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

Rawls projects stop-motion videos of still images of Black dancers onto chroma green screens suspended from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

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

But this took so much effort that it risked choking the entire pipeline of observations, Rawls and her colleagues found.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2023

Hobie Rawls, his ample frame encased in a white apron, approached Colonel Meecham and asked if he was ready to order.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy