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WMCA (AM)
WMCA is a New York AM radio station at 570 kHz airing Christian talk as "The Mission," best known for its Top 40 "Good Guys" era from 1960 to 1970.
WMDP (Weapons of Mass Destruction Proxy)
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Proxy (WMDP) is a multiple-choice benchmark of hazardous knowledge in biosecurity, cybersecurity, and chemical security, built by the Center for AI Safety and released in March 2024.
WMDP benchmark
The WMDP benchmark is a public dataset of 3,668 multiple-choice questions measuring hazardous knowledge in large language models, released in March 2024 by the Center for AI Safety and Scale AI.
WMO climate normals
WMO climate normals are 30-year averages of temperature, precipitation, and other variables that the World Meteorological Organization asks member countries to compute as a standard climate baseline.
WMS Industries
WMS Industries, also known as Williams Electronics, was an American slot-machine maker, the number two in the US before its 2013 acquisition by Scientific Games.
WNBA draft
WNBA draft, the WNBA's annual player selection event since 1997 (first pick Tina Thompson). Three rounds, April date, lottery for four non-playoff teams, 22+ domestic and 20+ international eligibility, 2026 No. 1 pick Azzi Fudd.
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals is the Women's National Basketball Association's championship series, a best-of-seven 2-2-1-1-1 series since 2025. Defending champion Las Vegas Aces; 2026 features Golden State Valkyries vs. Atlanta Dream.
WNBA team broadcasters
WNBA team broadcasters are the local and national announcing crews for Women's National Basketball Association games; each of the 15 teams fields its own TV/radio team, with 2026 national coverage from ABC/ESPN, CBS, ION, NBC, USA, and Prime Video.
WNBC
WNBC, also known as News 4 New York, is the NBC flagship television station for New York City, headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and broadcasting commercially since 1941 as WNBT.
Wndrco
WndrCo is a technology holding company and investment firm founded in 2016 by Sujay Jaswa and Jeffrey Katzenberg, managing $1.3 billion across Build, Venture, and Seed strategies.
WNK1
WNK1 (WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 1, also KDP/HSN2/PSK) is a human gene at 12p13.33 encoding a serine/threonine kinase with an atypically placed catalytic lysine; it regulates sodium, potassium, and chloride transport and blood pressure via the SPAK/OSR1 cascade, and mutations cause pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2C and HSAN2A.
WNK4
WNK4 (PRKWNK4, PHA2B) is a human chromosome 17q21.2 gene encoding a with-no-lysine serine/threonine kinase that regulates renal NCC and ROMK; gain-of-function mutations cause autosomal dominant pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2B.
WNS Global Services
WNS Global Services is a business process management company founded in 1996 as a British Airways unit, later NYSE-listed, and acquired by Capgemini for $3.3 billion in 2025.
Wnt signaling pathway
Wnt signaling pathway: animal cell-to-cell signaling via 19 secreted Wnt ligands binding Frizzled and LRP5/6 receptors. Canonical branch stabilizes β-catenin; noncanonical PCP and Wnt/Ca²⁺ branches control polarity and calcium; discovered via int-1 (1982).
Wnt-16 protein
Wnt-16 (WNT16, 7q31) is a secreted Wnt-family glycoprotein, osteoblast-derived, that maintains cortical bone thickness and strength; variants associate with BMD and non-vertebral fracture risk, distinguishing it from other Wnts.
Wnt-2 protein
Wnt-2 (WNT2, Int-1-related protein, IRP) is a human secreted Wnt family glycoprotein on chromosome 7q31.2 that activates canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling via Frizzled receptors, regulating embryonic lung development and acting as an oncogene in colorectal, gastric, breast, and lung cancers.
Wnt-6 protein
WNT6 (WNT family member 6), a secreted Wnt glycoprotein gene at 2q35 encoding 365 amino acids, signals via canonical Wnt/β-catenin and non-canonical pathways; it drives decidualization, kidney development, and cancers including glioblastoma and ovarian cancer.
Wnt-8 protein
Wnt-8 protein (WNT8A/WNT8B): a secreted, cysteine-rich, lipid-modified canonical Wnt ligand patterning mesoderm and body axis in vertebrates, secreted via Wntless, antagonized by sFRP/Frzb-1, structurally solved with Frizzled 8.
WNT1
WNT1 (Wnt family member 1, formerly int1) is a chromosome 12q13.12 gene encoding a secreted Wnt ligand acting via Frizzled and LRP5/6; heterozygous variants cause dominant early-onset osteoporosis, biallelic variants osteogenesis imperfecta type XV.
WNT3A
WNT3A (Wnt family member 3A), human gene at 1q42.13 encoding Wnt-3a, a 352-amino-acid secreted canonical Wnt ligand that binds Frizzled and LRP5/6 to stabilize beta-catenin, acting in stem cell self-renewal, development, and cancer.
WNT4
WNT4 (Wnt family member 4, SERKAL) is a human gene at 1p36.12 encoding a secreted Wnt ligand required for Müllerian duct formation, ovarian androgen suppression, and kidney development; mutations cause SERKAL syndrome and Müllerian aplasia with hyperandrogenism.
WNT5A
WNT5A (Wnt family member 5A, gene ID 7474) encodes a secreted WNT glycoprotein ligand for Frizzled-5 and ROR2, the prototypic non-canonical WNT ligand; mutations cause autosomal dominant Robinow syndrome and dysregulation links to cancer metastasis.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a Team Ninja dark fantasy action RPG set in Three Kingdoms China, released March 3, 2023; known for its Spirit Gauge, Deflect parries, Morale Rank system, Metacritic 80, over 5 million players, and 2027 sequel Wings of Ember.
Wo Shing Wo (和胜和)
Wo Shing Wo (和勝和) is one of Hong Kong's three largest triad societies, with 14K and Sun Yee On; a Wo group cartel of independent gangs involved in narcotics, gambling, protection rackets, and the 2014 Occupy Central mobilization.
Wo Shuo
Wo Shuo (握槊) was a Chinese dice race game of the backgammon family, popular during the Northern and Southern Dynasties and later known as shuanglu (double sixes); its rules survive only as reconstructions.
Wo Woren
Wo Woren (倭仁) was a Qing dynasty Mongol official and Cheng–Zhu Confucian scholar who tutored the Tongzhi Emperor and opposed recruiting officials to study Western astronomy and mathematics.
Wo Yuan Jiang Xin Xiang Ming Yue
Wo Yuan Jiang Xin Xiang Ming Yue (我原将心向明月, also 我本将心向明月) is a 2024 Chinese vertical short drama by Zhangyue, directed by Xie Shuai, premiering 16 December 2024; a rural mother-in-law mistaken for a mistress, it ranked 4th on Douyin with 13.6亿 playback increment.
Woah Vicky
Woah Vicky, real name Victoria Rose Waldrip (born 2000), is an American influencer and rapper who went viral in 2017 for falsely claiming to be Black, feuded with Bhad Bhabie, and later rebranded as a Christian poet.
Wobaxi
Wobaxi (渥巴锡) was a Torghut khan under the Qing dynasty's Qianlong Emperor, known for leading over 70,000 of his people from the Volga back to Qing territory in 1771.
Wobbe index
The Wobbe index, also called the Wobbe number, measures the interchangeability of fuel gases by dividing heating value by the square root of specific gravity relative to air.