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Jebb

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[jeb] / dʒɛb /

noun

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


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"People buying these need to be aware of the risk of fast weight regain when the treatment ends," warns investigator Dr Susan Jebb, from Oxford University.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

"One would expect that these treatments need to be continued for life, just in the same way as blood pressure medication," Jebb said.

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

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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