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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

Joining the Glasgow vet would certainly look more prestigious on his curriculum vitae – and it would put him closer to his aging, struggling parents.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2022

There he crouched and reached inside the sleeve of his coat for the short, heavy stick of lignum vitae he carried along his left forearm.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman