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Jebb

American  
[jeb] / dʒɛb /

noun

  1. Sir Richard Claverhouse 1841–1905, Scottish scholar of classical Greek.


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"This all appears to be a good news story," said Susan Jebb, a public health nutrition scientist at Oxford university and co-author of a new BMJ study.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

Matthew Jebb, who directs the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland and signed the petition, calls the plan “an astonishingly foolish thing to do.”

From Science Magazine Oct. 10, 2023

But according to Prof Jebb, little has been done to achieve this aim.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2023

Gen. Cindy Jebb, who recently retired as West Point’s dean of the academic board.

From Washington Times Aug. 11, 2021

Sir R. Jebb pointed out that the last form might be varied by placing the dactyl second or third, and according to its place this verse was called a First, Second or Third Glyconic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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