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OAK trial
OAK (GO28915, NCT02008227) was Roche's phase 3 trial of atezolizumab versus docetaxel in 1225 previously treated NSCLC patients, showing median overall survival 13.8 versus 9.6 months and supporting FDA and EMA approval.
Oakbrook Finance
Oakbrook Finance is a Nottingham-based British consumer-lending fintech, incorporated in 2011 and majority owned by the venture builder Blenheim Chalcot, lending through Likely Loans and Appro Loans.
Oakhurst Rock Shelter
Oakhurst Rock Shelter is a Later Stone Age archaeological site in a sandstone cliff on the Klein Keurbooms River in South Africa's southern Cape, with about 12,000 years of deposits and 46 burials.
Oakland Arena
Oakland Arena, formerly Oracle Arena and Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, is a 19,200-capacity indoor arena in Oakland, California, opened in 1966; home of the Golden State Warriors 1971-2019, now a concert venue being sold to AASEG.
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics, MLB franchise founded in Philadelphia in 1901 (Connie Mack), also in Kansas City and Oakland; four World Series titles in Oakland, Moneyball pioneer, relocating to a $1.75 billion Las Vegas Strip ballpark in 2028 via West Sacramento.
Oakland Ballers
Oakland Ballers, the B's, independent Pioneer League baseball team founded November 2023 by Bryan Carmel and Paul Freedman after the A's Las Vegas move; plays at Raimondi Park, fan-owned via crowdfunding, 2025 league champions.
Oakland Coliseum
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, opened September 1966 in East Oakland; home of the Raiders until 2019 and the Athletics 1968–2024; now hosts Oakland Roots soccer and cricket, with the site sold for redevelopment.
Oakland County Child Killer
Oakland County Child Killer (OCCK), also called the Babysitter, is the unidentified killer of four Michigan children, Mark Stebbins, Jill Robinson, Kristine Mihelich, and Timothy King, abducted 1976-1977 near Woodward Avenue, held 3-19 days, and never identified or charged.
Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County, Michigan: second-most-populous Michigan county (about 1.29 million) north of Detroit; county seat Pontiac; $127.3B GDP, AAA bond rating, 62 municipalities, Democratic-leaning after a Republican past.
Oakland International Airport
Oakland International Airport, officially Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport since 2025, formerly Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, is the main East Bay airport in Oakland, California, opened in 1927.
Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders, now the Las Vegas Raiders, AFL/NFL football franchise founded 1960; played Oakland 1960-81 and 1995-2019, Los Angeles 1982-94; won Super Bowls XI, XV, XVIII; relocated to Las Vegas 2020 by 31-1 owner vote.
Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas
Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas: NFL owners approved the move 31-1 in March 2017; the team became the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, playing at the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium with $750 million in Nevada hotel-tax funding and a $378 million relocation fee.
Oakland University
Oakland University, also called OU or formerly Michigan State University Oakland, is a public university in Rochester, Michigan, founded in 1957 by Matilda Dodge Wilson's gift of her estate and $2 million to MSU, opening in 1959 with 570 students.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a city in Alameda County, California, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco. The 2020 Census counted 440,646 residents, and its port handles 99 percent of Northern California's containerized goods.
Oakley, Inc.
Oakley, Inc. is an American sports and lifestyle eyewear brand founded by Jim Jannard in 1975, known for Prizm lenses and acquired by Luxottica in 2007 for $2.1 billion.
Oakmere hill fort
Oakmere hill fort (Oakmere Camp), Cheshire: small univallate Iron Age promontory fort on a headland into Oak Mere, 0.9 ha, excavated 1960 by Forde-Johnston, scheduled monument 1013291.
Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania, private club founded by Henry Clay Fownes, opened 1904. Hosted a record ten U.S. Opens, famed for Church Pews bunker, 180 bunkers, and the fastest greens in golf.
Oakmoss
Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri) is a strap-lobed lichen of the Northern Hemisphere and the source of oakmoss absolute, the earthy backbone of chypre perfumery, now IFRA-restricted for atranol and chloroatranol content.
Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree Capital Management is a Los Angeles-based alternative investment manager founded in 1995 by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and other TCW executives, managing $223 billion and known for distressed-debt investing.
Oakville Assembly Plant
Oakville Assembly Plant is a Ford vehicle assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1953, it is Ford's only Canadian assembly plant and is being converted to build Super Duty trucks.
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville, Ontario: lakeside town in Halton Region, Greater Toronto Area; 213,759 residents (2021 Census), founded 1827 by William Chisholm, incorporated 1857, amalgamated with Trafalgar Township 1962.
Oakwood mutiny
The Oakwood mutiny was a failed 2003 military uprising in the Philippines, when over 300 junior officers occupied the Oakwood tower in Makati to demand President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's resignation.
Oakwood Roman fort
Oakwood Roman fort is a Flavian-era Roman auxiliary fort and adjacent temporary camp in the Scottish Borders, 3.5 miles southwest of Selkirk. Occupied about AD 80/81 to AD 100, excavated 1951–52 by Steer and Feachem, scheduled as SM1726.
Oaky Creek Coal Mine
Oaky Creek Coal is an underground metallurgical coal mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin, operated by Glencore and the first in Australia to fully automate its longwall.
Oana Ban
Oana Mihaela Ban (Grigore), Romanian artistic gymnast born 1986 in Cluj-Napoca; 2004 Athens Olympic team gold medalist, 2002 and 2003 world silver medalist, later a coach in Cluj-Napoca.
Oana Țoiu
Oana-Silvia Țoiu (born 1985, Călărași) is a Romanian USR politician, foreign minister since June 2025 (interim in 2026), formerly deputy for Bucharest and Labour Committee chair, founder of Social Innovation Solutions, focused on Ukraine, Black Sea security, and nuclear energy.
Oana-Clara Gheorghiu
Oana-Clara Gheorghiu is a Romanian politician and civil society leader serving as interim Deputy Prime Minister of Romania, a PNL member, and proposed Minister of Health.
Oando
Oando PLC is a Nigerian integrated energy group headquartered in Lagos, listed in Nigeria and Johannesburg, and operator of core Niger Delta oil and gas joint venture assets since 2024.
Oanuava Coronae
Oanuava Corona, a 380 x 200 km multiple corona at 32.5S 255.5E in Venus's Helen Planitia Quadrangle (V52) near Parga Chasmata; three linked NE-SW structures, calderic topography, plume-channeling origin.
Oar
Oar: a long shaft with a flat blade used to propel boats, in sculling and sweep rowing. Parts are handle, button, sleeve, shaft, blade; World Rowing rules set blade thickness minima of 5 mm (sweep) and 3 mm (sculls).