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Silliman

American  
[sil-uh-muhn] / ˈsɪl ə mən /

noun

  1. Benjamin, 1779–1864, U.S. scientist and educator.


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James Lee Silliman, executive director of Ouachita Partnership for Economic Development, said the expanding defense industry is benefiting the broader community, including small restaurant owners who are getting more visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“Depending on what you think of as the mainstream market, I think she already has,” Daniel Silliman, a news editor at Christianity Today, said.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

"There are important theoretical implications as well," Silliman adds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

Mr. Silliman said Mr. Jenkins is “really good at taking a story and, and figuring out the craft of telling a story and telling a popular story. He knows what he’s doing.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2022

He walks her back to Silliman, and they arrange to have coffee a few days later.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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