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Jacobs

American  
[jey-kuhbz] / ˈdʒeɪ kəbz /

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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Thousand Oaks 2, Mira Costa 1: Dane Bacon threw three innings of scoreless relief to hand a rare defeat to Mira Costa ace Garrett Jacobs, who struck out 10 and walked none in six innings.

From Los Angeles Times

And at Sochi 2014, a GB rink lost in the final to a Canadian team skipped by Brad Jacobs, who will lead them again on Saturday.

From BBC

Dane further cemented his legacy when he portrayed Cal Jacobs in “Euphoria,” a complicated character who leads a double life, which Dane said he related to.

From Los Angeles Times

Mouat's rink have an excellent record against Brad Jacobs' team, and beat them in the last four of the worlds last spring.

From BBC

“Despicable,” Canadian men’s skip Brad Jacobs said of the additional scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times