earl

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To find the city as spellbound by its basketball team, you have to go back to the 1970 and 1973 champions, with the likes of Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and smooth Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But less than three minutes into the conversation, Earl leaps off Maslany’s lap, freezes in place and stares ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, began insisting on the enforcement of the desegregation mandate of Brown v.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

These proceedings more or less came to a halt in 1967, and Abrahamian points to a reason: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Candie rubs his arm gently and says, “That’s right, Earl, you can throw down in the kitchen—throw down your apron and call Pizza Hut.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold