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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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"None of them will be able to grab power," said a local marketing professional named Elkin, who declined to give his surname.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, were also convicted at Portsmouth Crown Court of intentionally causing a public nuisance and fraud.

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 discovered who the important revolutionist from St. Petersburg was the blood rushed to his face.

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

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