Ostrovsky

British

/ ɒsˈtrɒfskɪ /

noun

Aleksandr Nikolayevich. 1823–86, Russian dramatist, noted for his satirical comedies about the bourgeoisie. His plays include The Bankrupt (1849) and The Storm (1859), a tragedy

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Ostrovsky, head of the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council in Sydney, said his selfie started "spreading like wildfire" after being posted online by his friend.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Ostrovsky said he discovered the disinformation spreading while he was in hospital two days after the attack.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Ostrovsky, a 45-year-old human-rights lawyer, had just moved back to Australia—where he grew up—from Israel roughly two weeks earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

But Russian émigré journalist Arkady Ostrovsky, in his book "The Invention of Russia," explains how that Wild West atmosphere came to exist in the first place.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023

Miss Ostrovsky reminded me of the amazing scene in Death on the Installment Plan where Celine wants to stop the bustling of a street crowd.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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