the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
a game in which this card is trump.
Aerospace. payload assist module.
Telecommunications. pulse-amplitude modulation.
1675–85; short for French pamphile, special use of Pamphile man's name
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“There were three sounds, like ‘pam, pam, pam.’”
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2019
Storm spread swiftly, but more worrisome and fascinating than its speed was the technical muscle behind the scenes, visible to those antis- pam groups and companies that watched the bot world.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 21, 2013
The tenors enter with "Dum pum pum pum ti di diri diri"; then the ladies: "Tara dira dara diri didi di pum pum pam!"
From Time Magazine Archive
"What a stingy pam he was to give you only ten!"
From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by Townsend, George Alfred
They call them likewise glyce, or primitive men; and in their assemblies invoke their ancestors and deities in a loud voice, crying Pom, pam, pum, mari, mari, Epunamen, Amimalguen, Pegni Epatum.
Vance, Douglas Burgum, Pam Bondi—who were then all vying for the vice presidency or the Cabinet.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Peter Gibson, chief executive of Fighting With Pride, estimates there are more than 1,000 veterans in the same situation Pam was, who may not know about the scheme or don't feel comfortable coming forward.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
They have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, the second most by any women’s team in the Open Era behind the 20 won by Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
This is a position Blanche has been serving in for two months, since Pam Bondi left the building.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Since you and Aunt Pam are here, where’s DeVante?”
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Those results showed no differences between people with and without PAM variants, but the available evidence was too limited to draw firm conclusions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
To verify the findings, the team partnered with scientists in Zurich who had developed mice lacking the PAM gene.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Working with scientists in Copenhagen, the researchers further demonstrated that PAM defects do not interfere with GLP-1 binding to its receptor or with signaling at the receptor level.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
“What I mostly miss in my day-to-day life is community,” says Newton, who adds that the reading group, organized by PAM, has been a highlight of his year.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Speeches by RUSSELL, PAM, and BRIGHT, Good for the heart and head.
From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892 by Various
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