Epstein

American

[ep-stahyn] / ˈɛp staɪn /

noun

Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.

Epstein British

/ ˈɛpstaɪn /

noun

Sir Jacob. 1880–1959, British sculptor, born in the US of Russo-Polish parents

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The ruling tosses the president’s claims that he was defamed by an article about a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In February he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, in the wake of information that emerged from the Epstein files in the US, and later released.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

George Epstein, of the Conway Daily Sun, tried to ask one candidate, before immediately course-correcting: “Excuse me—Chris Sununu is definitely the wrong name to use.”

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

She worked on high-profile criminal cases including those against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

But there was no way to avoid Lou Epstein when he finally went to work.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

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