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Dayyan-Assur
Dayyan-Assur (Dāyān-Aššur) was commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army under King Shalmaneser III, leading campaigns to Urartu and Qarqar, and his 853 BC eponymate anchors 9th-century chronology.
DayZ (video game)
DayZ is Bohemia Interactive's multiplayer open-world zombie survival game, begun as Dean Hall's Arma 2 mod, released standalone on Steam Early Access 16 December 2013, fully released 13 December 2018, set in Chernarus with up to 60 players per server.
Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger (Delmar Drew Arnaud, aka Dat Nigga Daz), born 1973 in Long Beach, is an American rapper and producer, half of Tha Dogg Pound with Kurupt and a key Death Row Records producer on All Eyez on Me and Doggystyle.
DAZ1
DAZ1 (Deleted in Azoospermia 1, HGNC:2682) is one of four DAZ1-4 RNA-binding protein genes on the Y chromosome AZFc region, derived from autosomal DAZL, expressed in spermatogonia, and deleted in some infertile men.
Dazai Osamu Prize
The Dazai Osamu Prize (太宰治賞) is a Japanese literary prize for new novelists, founded by Chikuma Shobo and awarded annually to a single unpublished work of fiction.
Dazaifu
Dazaifu (大宰府) was the regional headquarters of the ancient Japanese state in northern Kyushu, established under the Taihō Code of 701 to manage Kyushu's diplomacy, defense, and government.
Dazaifu Amusement Park
Dazaifu Amusement Park (だざいふ遊園地), opened 1957 as Dazaifu-en, is a retro amusement park on Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine grounds in Fukuoka, run by Nishitetsu, with about 20 gentle rides for young children and about 160,000 yearly visitors.
Dazaifu established
Dazaifu established (大宰府設置) refers to the organization of the Dazaifu, the great government office in northern Kyushu that administered politics, diplomacy, and military affairs for the Yamato court.
Dazdotuftide
Dazdotuftide (TRS01) is a steroid-free small-molecule immunomodulator eye drop from Tarsier Pharma, a tuftsin-phosphorylcholine conjugate in phase 3 development for non-infectious anterior uveitis, distinguished by superior intraocular pressure safety versus prednisolone acetate.
Dazed and Confused (film)
Dazed and Confused is a 1993 Richard Linklater comedy about Texas teens on the last day of school in May 1976. A box-office flop that became a cult classic, Criterion-restored and career-launching for McConaughey and Affleck.
Dazhbog Patera
Dazhbog Patera, a 118-km volcanic depression (patera) at 55°N, 301°W on Jupiter's moon Io, named for the Slavonic sun god; a persistent, annular hot spot emitting ~1–4 terawatts, likely a lava lake with hot margins.
Dazhong Code of Penal Statutes (Dazhong Xingfa Tonglei)
The Dazhong Code of Penal Statutes (大中刑法统类) is a twelve-juan Tang legal compilation presented by Zhang Kui in 853, arranging the penal code by subject with related edicts attached.
Dazhou, Sichuan
Dazhou (达州市, Dazhou Shi) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Sichuan with 5.324 million people (2024), major natural gas reserves, Asia's largest sulfur output, Han watchtowers, and a national transport hub role.
DAZN
DAZN ("da-zone") is a London-headquartered global sports streaming service founded in 2016, owned by Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, operating in 200+ markets with rights to Serie A, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Ligue 1, boxing, and the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Dazodalibep
Dazodalibep (VIB4920, HZN4920, AMG 611) is an investigational CD40 ligand antagonist for Sjögren's disease, originally developed by MedImmune and now developed by Amgen.
Dazomet
Dazomet (Basamid, Mylone; CAS 533-74-4) is a granular pre-plant soil fumigant that hydrolyzes in moist soil to methyl isothiocyanate, controlling soil fungi, nematodes, weeds, and insects; EU biocidal approval runs to 2040.
Dazu Rock Carvings
Dazu Rock Carvings (大足石刻), Chongqing, China: five clusters of 9th-13th century Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian cliff sculptures, over 50,000 figures; UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed December 1, 1999, criteria (i)(ii)(iii).
Dazukibart
Dazukibart (PF-06823859), Pfizer's humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody neutralizing interferon-beta; investigational biologic in Phase 3 for dermatomyositis and Phase 2 for lupus, with strong Phase 2 skin efficacy data.
Dazzle camouflage
Dazzle camouflage, also known as dazzle painting or razzle dazzle, is a ship camouflage using bold, high-contrast geometric patterns to mislead submarine observers about a ship's speed, distance, and direction.
Dazzler (Marvel Comics)
Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics mutant superheroine and singer who converts sound into light; debuted in Uncanny X-Men #130 (1980), starred in the 1981–1986 solo series, and joined the X-Men, Excalibur, and A-Force.
DB Class 103
The DB Class 103 is a six-axle German electric locomotive built from 1970 to 1974 that hauled West Germany's fastest express trains at 200 km/h.
DB Class 218
The DB Class 218 (Baureihe 218) is a German four-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotive built from 1968, with more than 400 built in the 1970s and still the standard diesel on Deutsche Bahn's non-electrified routes.
DB Class 628
The DB Class 628 (Baureihe 628) is a two-car diesel multiple unit that became the backbone of regional rail traffic on non-electrified lines in Germany from the mid-1980s.
DB Class V 160
The DB Class V 160, renumbered Class 216 in 1968, was a German diesel-hydraulic mainline locomotive of the Deutsche Bundesbahn; 224 were built, the last withdrawn in 2004.
Db Insurance
DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (DB손해보험), formerly Dongbu Fire & Marine Insurance, is South Korea's second-largest non-life insurer; in 2026 it bought the US insurer Fortegra for $1.65 billion.
DB Schenker
DB Schenker was the transport and logistics division of German state railway Deutsche Bahn, with about 76,600 employees in more than 130 countries, sold to DSV in 2025.
Db Sunshine
DB Sunshine Holdings I, LP is a Delaware private equity fund in Boca Raton, Florida, managed by DigitalBridge Investment Management, which reported about $1.6 billion sold by 2023.
DB V 160 family
The DB V 160 family is a group of single-engine diesel-hydraulic mainline locomotives developed for the Deutsche Bundesbahn from 1960, comprising the V 160 and its derivatives, classes 210 to 219.
DB-1324
DB-1324 is a CDH17-targeting antibody-drug conjugate from Duality Biologics' DITAC platform, optioned to GSK in December 2024 for up to $975 million in milestones, now in a Phase 1/2 first-in-human gastrointestinal tumor trial.
DB-1418, EGFR/HER3 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate
DB-1418 (AVZO-1418) is DualityBio's EGFR/HER3 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate with a topoisomerase I inhibitor payload (DAR 6), licensed to Avenzo Therapeutics ex-Greater China, in the AVENTINE-1 Phase 1/2 trial with FDA Fast Track for EGFR-mutant TKI-pretreated NSCLC.