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Dawes

American

[dawz] / dɔz /

noun

Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
William, 1745–99, U.S. Revolutionary patriot: rode with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott warning Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston.

Dawes British

/ dɔːz /

noun

Charles Gates. 1865–1951, US financier, diplomat, and statesman, who devised the Dawes Plan for German reparations payments after World War I; vice president of the US (1925–29); Nobel peace prize 1925

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The headline act of the night was the Altadena folk-rock group Dawes, whose founders lost homes and gear in the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Among those affected by the fire: the two brothers who’ve led Dawes for more than a decade and a half.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Ms Kendall said O2 went "against the spirit" of the rules in her letter to Ofcom's chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Dame Melanie Dawes, its chief executive, told the BBC "we are starting to see not just words but action from the technology industry" to improve child safety online.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

He and Dawes took off before the troops came ashore.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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