OPA

American

U.S. Government.

Office of Price Administration: the federal agency (1941–46) charged with regulating rents and the distribution and prices of goods during World War II.

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Under the conditions of the experiment, a typical OPA would have produced coupling of approximately 100 percent.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Based on those calculations, the team manufactured an OPA containing the reduced-crosstalk antennas.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

In a conventional OPA, every antenna has an identical structure and uses the same pattern of corrugations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Diaz relieved Davis, a 25-year department veteran, two weeks ago after a complaint was filed with OPA.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

During those two periods we had OPA price control that the Congress gave us and War Labor Board wage controls.

From State of the Union Address by Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) Johnson

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