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 BBC has not verified that the note was written by Epstein, and US authorities have not commented.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Or there are fights about Iran, or the Epstein files—that’s been driving a lot of it.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Authorities haven’t verified Epstein wrote the note and it wasn’t included in the Justice Department’s publicly released files of the Epstein case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He was also stripped by the King of his right to be a prince and his dukedom late last year over his links to Epstein.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Borgenicht worked in piece goods for a man named Epstein, then moved on to a store in neighboring Jaslow called Brandstatter’s.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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