Elgin
Americannoun
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Meanwhile, another star of the new film, Kevin McKidd - best known for roles in Trainspotting and Grey's Anatomy - was born in Elgin, Moray.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Many West contemporaries—Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor, for instance—are gone, as is Bryant, whose death was clearly one of the worst times in West’s life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
He has 43 30-point games this season, tying Elgin Baylor and Jerry West for sixth-most in a season by a Lakers player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
Scott said Riley is deserving of being immortalized among the Lakers greats: Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor and Chick Hearn, all of whom have statues in their honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
We found these rough, and attesting a period of art far more remote than that of the Elgin marbles.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
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