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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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“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

Paxman criticised the government's response to the disease after delivering a petition with tens of thousands of names, as well as the charter, which makes five key recommendations:

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

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

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