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Bobb graduated from Dartmouth College in 1968, then received his law degree three years later from UC Berkeley, according to his curriculum vitae.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

The 1962 artwork was inspired by Dame Barbara's 1937 carving in lignum vitae of the same name, which is displayed at the Courtauld Gallery in London.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

One of the two researchers that Concytec has already removed from the registry was found to have appropriated the curriculum vitae of a Spanish researcher and republished articles by that researcher under their own name.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 21, 2023

Watching “House of Usher” isn't a required prerequisite to fill in the blanks in Danish's curriculum vitae.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023

He closed his book with a bang, leaped to his feet, seized his wand of lignum vitae, and rushed at Arthur as if he were trying to shoo away a stray chicken.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White