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Elkin

American  
[el-kin] / ˈɛl kɪn /

noun

  1. Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.


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Elkin told police the cremation had not taken place because they had not received payment but, in fact, they had been paid in full, prosecutors said.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Elkin was additionally convicted of making and using a false instrument by displaying a forged certificate from the National Association of Funeral Directors, they added.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

“You have 15 to 20 minutes until the oxygen supply to the baby stops and the baby dies or suffers brain damage,” said Dr. Aaron Elkin, a Florida obstetrician.

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2024

The technique sprouted from conversations between the Persson group and experimental collaborators Masha Elkin and Connor Delaney, former postdoctoral researchers in the John Hartwig group at UC Berkeley.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

When Elkin rose from his seat at last he said: “By the way, I came near forgetting it—your cousin wants to see you.”

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham

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