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- proper noun A patronymic
surname .
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Front and back decks and indoor/outdoor fireplaces play with the divisions of indoor and outdoor space – a theme that has persisted in Rapson’s work over the decades.
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"We were really concerned about the Chinese at first," says Cal Rapson, who was the UAW's top negotiator at GM.
In the Heart of the Rust Belt, Chinese Funds Provide the Grease Joseph B. White 2012
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Mr. Rapson counters that more outside voices are needed in Detroit to help local leaders who, he suggests, aren't up to the challenge of remapping the city.
Revival Bid Pits Detroit vs. Donor Matthew Dolan 2011
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Mr. Rapson blamed top Bing aides for bungling the town halls.
Revival Bid Pits Detroit vs. Donor Matthew Dolan 2011
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Mr. Rapson dived head-first into city politics last year when Kresge agreed to fund Detroit Works, Mr. Bing's signature campaign to consolidate the city's shrinking population into healthy neighborhoods and re-purpose vast tracts of vacant land.
Revival Bid Pits Detroit vs. Donor Matthew Dolan 2011
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In announcing the Eminent Artist Award, Kresge Foundation President Rip Rapson praises her for "reaching across generations to spark in young people a love of words and writing."
Terry Blackhawk: Congratulations, Naomi Long Madgett Terry Blackhawk 2012
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In announcing the Eminent Artist Award, Kresge Foundation President Rip Rapson praises her for "reaching across generations to spark in young people a love of words and writing."
Terry Blackhawk: Congratulations, Naomi Long Madgett Terry Blackhawk 2012
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Mr. Rapson and other UAW leaders threw their weight behind the Chinese bid.
In the Heart of the Rust Belt, Chinese Funds Provide the Grease Joseph B. White 2012
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In announcing the Eminent Artist Award, Kresge Foundation President Rip Rapson praises her for "reaching across generations to spark in young people a love of words and writing."
Terry Blackhawk: Congratulations, Naomi Long Madgett Terry Blackhawk 2012
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Mr. Rapson speaks of Detroit's landscape as "syncopated," like a piece of jazz, dotted with strong and weak "beats."
Revival Bid Pits Detroit vs. Donor Matthew Dolan 2011
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