Jeffrey

American  

[jef-ree] / ˈdʒɛf ri /

noun

1. Francis Lord Jeffrey, 1773–1850, Scottish jurist, editor, and critic.

2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “divine peace.”

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Jeffrey British  

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪ /

noun

1. Francis, Lord. 1773–1850, Scottish judge and literary critic. As editor of the Edinburgh Review (1803–29), he was noted for the severity of his criticism of the romantic poets, esp Wordsworth

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Jeffrey

“The more this type of cooperation can be done, the better for the stockpiles of these common munitions,” said Jeffrey Hornung, a senior political scientist at the Rand think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The center’s leaders, including Science Center President and Chief Executive Jeffrey Rudolph and Ken Phillips, curator of aerospace science, said during a recent tour that in many ways the museum is meant for kids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

She added that “the President kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago because he was a creep.”

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Revenue and capital expenditures were “better than expected,” Pivotal analyst Jeffrey Wlodarczak wrote in a note following the earnings call.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Then Jeffrey started falling asleep at the table; I guess all that running around had been tough on his body.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

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