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Brunel

American  
[broo-nel] / bruˈnɛl /

noun

  1. Isambard Kingdom 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.

  2. his father Sir Marc Isambard, 1769–1849, English civil engineer, born in France: chief engineer of New York City 1793–99.


Brunel British  
/ bruːˈnɛl /

noun

  1. Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)

  2. his father, Sir Marc Isambard . 1769–1849, French engineer in England

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Siad also recruited models for Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and close associate of Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The Epstein files contain dozens of emails between Siad, Epstein and Brunel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

A close friend of Epstein's, Brunel ran the New York branch of modelling agency Karin Models.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Roza, whose first name was only given in the hearing, said she was 18 when she met the late Brunel in 2008 and "promised a modelling career beyond my dreams".

From BBC May 13, 2026

The real Billioray was tried in the month of August; Brunel, Vallès, and Lefrançais succeeded in escaping from France.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.

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