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Office of Price Administration

American  

noun

  1. OPA.


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Mitford, suddenly widowed and with an infant daughter, found work in Washington, D.C., at the Office of Price Administration, pursuing violators of wartime regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

At the same time, though, he was a relentless opponent of the Office of Price Administration, tasked with dampening price rises.

From Salon Jan. 7, 2023

In the United States, the Office of Price Administration had been established in August 1941.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Mr. Sabghir was born in Brooklyn and worked in Washington for the Office of Price Administration before joining the Commerce Department in 1947.

From Washington Post Apr. 7, 2022

He worked in the Office of Price Administration in Washington.

From Slate May 25, 2012

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