Silliman
Americannoun
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“Camden would be a ghost town if not for aerospace and defense,” said Silliman, who oversees Ouachita County’s economic development.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
When Pfeiffer was 10, his parents took over the music program at Silliman University, a Presbyterian school in Dumaguete, the Philippines.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024
"Our study, which draws on field experiments, modeling and before-and-after measurements, underscores the far-reaching benefits that can cascade through an ecosystem when a top predator is reintroduced," Silliman noted.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
In six seasons, coaching the likes of Krzyzewski and Mike Silliman, his teams won 102 games and it was off to Indiana in 1971.
From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023
He learns that she is in Silliman, that she is planning to be an English major.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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