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Rawls

American  
[rawlz] / rɔlz /

noun

  1. John, 1921–2002, U.S. political philosopher.


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Nava Rawls is a multimedia journalist from Atlanta and a recent graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Norm Eisen: People don’t want to hear about Locke and Burke and John Rawls.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Laney Rawls, executive assistant for Alabama’s secretary of state, said the office was not involved in sending the postcards to voters.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

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

Hobie Rawls was the mayor of Ravenel and was the size of a tight end gone to seed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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