Brodsky

American

[brod-skee] / ˈbrɒd ski /

noun

Joseph, 1940–96, U.S. poet, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1987; U.S. poet laureate 1991–92.

Brodsky British

/ ˈbrɒdskɪ /

noun

Joseph , original name Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky . 1940–96, US poet, born in the Soviet Union. His collections include The End of a Beautiful Era (1977). Nobel prize for literature 1987

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Brodsky is an L.A. culture and music writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Mr. Brodsky, a management professor at the University of Texas at Austin, sets out to “transform virtual communication from a time sink into a productivity amplifier.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“We are pretty confused about this issue,” says Emily Brodsky, an earthquake physicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

Goel's attorney Reed Brodsky called Niranjan's story a "complete and utter fabrication" to "frame" Goel.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

He is as furious with me as is Brodsky.

From The Genius by Potter, Margaret Horton

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