Cobb
Americannoun
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Howell 1815–68, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1849–51.
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Irvin S(hrewsbury), 1876–1944, U.S. humorist and writer.
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Ty(rus Raymond) the Georgia Peach, 1886–1961, U.S. baseball player.
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Cobb had read about the case in the New York Times and shared the story with a neighbor who then contacted Wurman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The discovery was made by students taking a field course taught by Waters and Charles Cobb, curator of historical archaeology at the museum.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Pei’s firm, now called Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, began planning the IBM campus in 1983.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The lead judgment was given by Lord Justice Cobb, who is now president of the Family Division.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
And Mrs. Cobb was no longer there to stop him.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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