Elam

American

[ee-luhm] / ˈi ləm /

noun

an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Susa.

Elam British

/ ˈiːləm /

noun

an ancient kingdom east of the River Tigris: established before 4000 _bc ; probably inhabited by a non-Semitic people

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We met on a Friday morning in October in Adamsville, just three days before the big town hall, for a bus tour that Elam leads biannually, called “Truth Has No Agenda.”

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Mike Elam, who studied the case for more than 30 years, can talk endlessly about these details.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Elam praised the venue and expressed hope that Crypto.com Arena would adopt some of the technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

Elam, Occidental’s current president, announced last August that he would step down June 30 after a four-year tenure due to a recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neuro-degenerative illness that affects movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

I think the statue of Thomas Mott Osborne in the foyer of the training academy is there because, somehow, Elam Lynds won’t do.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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