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Gao

1 American  
[gah-oh, gou] / ˈgɑ oʊ, gaʊ /

noun

  1. a city in E Mali.


GAO 2 American  
Gao British  
/ ɡaʊ, ˈɡɑːəʊ /

noun

  1. a town in E Mali, on the River Niger: a small river port. Pop: 57 978 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tao Gao, MD, research assistant professor of Preventive Medicine, was the study's lead author.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Gao began studying wine in France in 1999 on the advice of her father, a wine lover.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Satisfaction comes from doing “what we want to, like an artist,” Gao said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Gao has been in detention for the past two years, and the UN and many rights groups have called for him to be released.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Gao is now the headquarters of a military district.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

The GAO found that in 2019, more than 6,000 businesses had over 20 different ownership tiers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

And developing, producing and maintaining the F-35 is anticipated to require $2 trillion, making it the DOD’s most expensive weapon system in history, according to the GAO.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

President George W. Bush aligned the executive branch with Congress in affirming the modernization of the GAO as a legislative agency.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The act abolished the offices of comptroller and assistant comptroller of the Treasury and transferred all their other officers and employees to the new GAO.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The most famous is, probably, the General Accounting Office, known by its acronym: the GAO.

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