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OA

1 American  
  1. office automation.


o/a 2 American  
  1. on or about.


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“The trend of new players entering Mexico’s banking sector is likely to continue, with low levels of credit penetration and financial services by developed-country standards providing substantial, attractive untapped potential,” OA wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

OA 3 owns a 20% stake in Anderson’s lobbying firm Platinum Advisors, LLC, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Type 2 diabetes is also strongly associated with OA.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

Streaming service show cancellations are not uncommon and have regularly frustrated subscribers, such as Netflix ending The OA in 2019, and Shadow and Bone in 2023 - after cliffhanger season finales.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

If A and A' lie both on the same side of the center, the product OA · OA' is positive; and if they lie on opposite sides, it is negative.

From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman