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
"There are important theoretical implications as well," Silliman adds.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
Through the family’s continued efforts, Ms. Regalado became the first person on Apo to study at Silliman University, a prestigious institution on nearby Negros Island — and she became Apo’s first homegrown marine biologist.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022
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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