Paxman

British

/ ˈpæksmən /

noun

Jeremy ( Dickson ). born 1950, British journalist, broadcaster, and author, noted esp for his political interviews

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Paxman, 52, says the money has been a godsend, especially after her husband Jon went deaf and lost his job as a music arranger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Dr. Guy Paxman from the Department of Geography was a member of the international research team.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Since this is their first child and the pregnancy was completely unexpected, my brother and his wife don’t have anything prepared — no baby supplies, no nursery, nothing at all,” Paxman wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025

Paxman appraised Brand as a “trivial man” whose calls for revolution and apathy about voting gave him away.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

The UK broadcast journalist Jeremy Paxman claims the relationship between a politician and a journalist is like that between "a dog and a lamp post".

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