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Paxman

British  
/ ˈpæksmən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Parents of children offered a place at Paxman Academy can make an application for school transport, and if the child is eligible under our transport policy, the council would provide it," it said.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“Baby girl arrived weighing 3 lbs 9.6 oz and measuring 16.5 inches long,” the infant’s aunt Lacey Paxman wrote in a GoFundMe appeal for the family.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

“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

But Paxman fears the charter and petition will have "no effect whatsoever" on the government.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

At a recent meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the paper read was "On the Diamond Fields and Mines of South Africa," by Mr. James N. Paxman, Asoc.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various

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