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Jacobs

[jey-kuhbz]

noun

  1. Aletta 1854–1929, Dutch physician and pioneer of the birth control movement.

  2. Helen Hull, 1908–97, U.S. tennis player.

  3. Hirsch(el) 1904–70, U.S. thoroughbred horse trainer.

  4. Jane, 1916–2006, U.S. author and urbanologist.



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He was about to return to Australia to rebuild his savings when he was cast in the dramatic series Euphoria, where he played the violent jock and class king Nate Jacobs.

Los Angeles deputy city attorney Shaun Jacobs declined to comment Tuesday.

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At the event, the singer cradled her baby bump as she posed for photographers in a custom-made Marc Jacobs suit.

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European skipper John Jacobs was also unimpressed, saying they turned up "dressed as though they were going on a camping holiday".

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Later in the meeting, Caroline Thomas Jacobs, director of the state Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, questioned O’Toole’s repeated praise of the company’s work to prevent fires.

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