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OTC

American  
  1. Also O.T.C. Officers' Training Corps.

  2. over-the-counter.


OTC British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Britain) Officers' Training Corps

  2. over-the-counter

  3. oxytetracycline

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The OTC fund spent $56 million acquiring a current stake, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And there was: There had been some progress, with oxytetracycline, OTC for short, a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat chlamydia and sometimes syphilis in humans.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Investors in the companies’ common stock, which trades on OTC Markets, are eager for news after the administration floated the possibility of a new public offering in 2025.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

That $30 jump is likely stale OTC data updating in chunks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Unlike anyone else at OTC, he was their technical equal and, in a world where technical prowess was the currency, Rosenberg was a wealthy young man.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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