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OAO

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  1. U.S. Aerospace. Orbiting Astronomical Observatory: one of a series of scientific satellites that studied astronomical phenomena at ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths.


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Pumpyansky, 58, was until March the owner and chairman of steel pipe manufacturer OAO TMK, a supplier to Russian energy company Gazprom.

From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2022

Pumpyansky is the owner and chair of steel pipe manufacturer OAO TMK, a supplier to the Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2022

A subsidiary of a group controlled by OAO Novatek, Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer Novatek was put earlier this week on Poland’s list of sanctions against 50 Russian and Belarusian businesses.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

The sanctions also target OAO, one of the country’s largest state-owned enterprises and one of the world’s largest producers of potash.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2021

Two more moods, namely AOO and OAO, are excluded by the rule that neither of the premisses can be a particular negative.

From Deductive Logic by St. George William Joseph Stock

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