Rankin

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  1. 1
    A Scottish and Northern Irish surname, from a diminutive of the name Ronald.

    "Rankin sanctioned Ayala $3,000 and kicked him off the lawsuit after the lawyer admitted incorporating the hallucinated AI-generated cases in the brief. Morgan and Goody were sanctioned $1,000 each."

  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Vermilion County, Illinois.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Upton County, Texas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.

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jeannette rankin

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"John E. Rankin, a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee, once stated, "Communism is older than Christianity. It is the curse of the ages. It hounded and persecuted the Savior during his earthly ministry, inspired his crucifixion.""

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