Silliman
Americannoun
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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
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
It’s also good to see that there’s an actual, as Silliman put it, “accelerated and defined” plan in place now — I didn’t get the sense there was one before.
From The Verge • Jun. 17, 2022
They walk together through Cross Campus, back to Silliman, and he sits with her on her unmade bed.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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