Silliman

American  

[sil-uh-muhn] / ˈsɪl ə mən /

noun

1. Benjamin, 1779–1864, U.S. scientist and educator.

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Example Sentences

“I would not put down to fraud the almost 90 percent drop,” said Douglas Silliman, president of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq.

From New York Times

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

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

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

In a statement to The Verge, Verizon chief administrative officer Craig Silliman said: Under this agreement reached with the FAA, we will lift the voluntary limitations on our 5G network deployment around airports in a staged approach over the coming months meaning even more consumers and businesses will benefit from the tremendous capabilities of 5G technology.

From The Verge