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Anzhelika Timanina

Anzhelika Timanina (Анжелика Тиманина), Russian artistic swimmer born 1989 in Yekaterinburg; 2012 Olympic team gold and 11 world titles, later a competitive surfer.

Anzhelika Varum

Anzhelika Varum (Анжелика Варум), born Maria Varum in Lviv in 1969, is a Russian estrada pop singer, Honored Artist of Russia, and duet partner of Leonid Agutin since 1997.

Anzhero-Sudzhensk-Krasnoyarsk Oil Pipeline

The Anzhero-Sudzhensk-Krasnoyarsk oil pipeline (Нефтепровод Анжеро-Судженск — Красноярск) is a Transneft trunk oil pipeline in Siberia, built from 1972, carrying West Siberian crude from Anzhero-Sudzhensk to Krasnoyarsk as part of the Omsk-Irkutsk system.

Anzhuer

Anzhuer (按竺迩) was a general of the Mongol Empire and Yuan dynasty who commanded on the Sichuan front and crushed the revolt at Yaobei Valley in 1260.

Anziku Kingdom

The Anziku Kingdom, also called the Teke or Tio Kingdom, was a pre-colonial state north of the Congo River, in parts of today's Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Anzio 20mm rifle

The Anzio 20mm rifle is an American bolt-action anti-materiel rifle built by Anzio Ironworks of St. Petersburg, Florida, and chambered chiefly for the 20×102mm Vulcan autocannon cartridge.

Anzoátegui

Anzoátegui, a state of northeastern Venezuela with capital Barcelona, covers 43,300 km² across 21 municipalities. Named for independence hero José Antonio Anzoátegui, it is Venezuela's second-largest oil producer after Zulia.

Anzû

Anzû, also called Imdugud, is a lion-headed eagle monster of Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian mythology, best known for stealing the Tablet of Destinies before being slain by Ninurta.

Anzu Industrial Capital Partners

Anzu Industrial Capital Partners is a family of venture capital funds managed by Anzu Partners, a Tampa, Florida firm founded in 2014 that backs industrial and life-science technology companies.

Anzu wyliei

Anzu wyliei, the "Chicken from Hell," is a large caenagnathid oviraptorosaur dinosaur described in 2014 from three partial skeletons in the Hell Creek Formation of North and South Dakota, about 3.5 m long and 200–300 kg.

ANZUS

ANZUS, the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty signed 1 September 1951, is a Pacific security pact providing for consultation on armed attack; it has operated as a US-Australia bilateral alliance since the US suspended obligations toward nuclear-free New Zealand in 1986.

AO 0235+164

AO 0235+164, also written 0235+164, is a highly variable blazar at redshift 0.94, classified as a BL Lac object, known for major flares including an October 2008 optical peak.

Áo dài

Áo dài: Vietnam's national garment, a fitted two-panel tunic over wide-leg trousers. Shaped by the 1744 Nguyễn Phúc Khoát reform, Minh Mạng's 1828 decree, Lemur's 1930s redesign, and the 1960 Raglan cut; worn as school uniform and formal dress.

Ao Haru Ride

Ao Haru Ride (アオハライド, Blue Spring Ride) is Io Sakisaka's shōjo romance manga, serialized in Bessatsu Margaret 2011–2015 in 13 volumes. It follows Futaba Yoshioka's reunion with Kou Mabuchi, placed third in the 2012 booksellers' ranking, and was adapted as anime, film, and WOWOW drama.

Ao Oni (青鬼)

Ao Oni (青鬼) is a 2004 freeware Japanese horror puzzle game by pseudonymous developer noprops, built in RPG Maker XP, where players flee a randomly appearing blue oni; it spawned novels, films, anime, mobile sequels, and 2024 Switch/Steam remakes.

AO Racing

AO Racing, American sports car team founded 2022 by PJ Hyett and Gunnar Jeannette, runs Rexy/Roxy Porsche 911 GT3 R and Spike ORECA LMP2; 2024 GTD PRO and 2025 LMP2 IMSA champions, 2025 Le Mans LMP2 Pro/Am winner.

Ao Ruipeng (敖瑞鹏)

Ao Ruipeng (敖瑞鹏) is a Chinese mainland actor, born 1995 in Chongqing, who entered show business via the 2019 dating show Dream Space and became known for Lei Wujie in The Blood of Youth, Fan Yue in Moonlight Mystique, and Yan Chi in Coroner's Diary.

Ao: The Last Hunter

Ao: The Last Hunter is a 2009 French prehistoric drama directed by Jacques Malaterre, loosely based on Marc Klapczynski's novel Aô, l'homme ancien, spoken in an invented prehistoric language.

AOA (group)

AOA (에이오에이, Ace of Angels): South Korean girl group formed in 2012 by FNC Entertainment, debuting as an eight-member act with a band and dance unit, known for "Miniskirt," "Like a Cat," and "Heart Attack."

AOA Dx

AOA Dx is a Denver-based cancer diagnostics company founded in 2020 by Oriana Papin-Zoghbi, Alex Fisher, and Anna Jeter, developing the AKRIVIS GD blood test for early ovarian cancer.

Aoba

Aoba, also known as Ambae, is a volcanic island in Penama Province, Vanuatu, rising to 1,496 m, with eruptions that evacuated its 11,000 residents in 2017 and 2018.

AOC International

AOC International, formerly Admiral Overseas Corporation, is a monitor brand founded in Taiwan in 1967, now owned by TPV Technology and sold in over 120 countries.

AOC3

AOC3 (VAP-1, SSAO) is a human copper amine oxidase gene encoding a 180-kDa dimeric endothelial adhesion protein that oxidizes primary amines, recruits leukocytes, and is a drug target in diabetic retinopathy, NASH, and inflammatory disease.

AOD9604

AOD9604 (Anti-Obesity Drug-9604, hGH Fragment 176-191) is a synthetic 16-amino-acid C-terminal fragment of human growth hormone developed as an oral obesity drug; it passed six safety trials but failed its Phase 2b weight-loss endpoint in 2007, is not FDA-approved, and is WADA-prohibited.

Aodhán King

Aodhán King (born 1992, Sydney) is an Australian worship leader and songwriter, founding member of Grammy-nominated Hillsong Young & Free, and solo artist whose 2024 debut album Beyond Us followed the group's 1.2 billion North American streams.

Aoen (アオエン)

aoen (アオエン) is a seven-member Japanese J-POP boy group formed via the HYBE-backed audition show Oen-HIGH, debuting June 11, 2025 with The Blue Sun; members YUJU, RUKA, GAKU, HIKARU, SOTA, KYOSUKE, REO; fandom aoring; distinct from AEN or Aeon.

Aoi Matsuri

Aoi Matsuri (葵祭), formally the Kamo Festival, is the annual May 15 festival of the Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines in Kyoto, featuring a procession of more than 500 people in Heian-period court costume.

Aoi Yamada (山田 葵)

Aoi Yamada (山田葵, AOI YAMADA), born 2000 in Matsumoto, Japan, is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and actor who calls her art "expression." Known for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics closing ceremony solo, Kenshi Yonezu's Flamingo MV, and Perfect Days.

Aoi Yūki (悠木 碧)

Aoi Yūki (悠木 碧, born Aoi Yabusaki 八武崎 碧, 1992, Sanmu, Chiba) is a Japanese voice actress and singer at Aoni Production, known for Madoka Kaname, Tanya Degurechaff, Tsuyu Asui, and Maomao, 6th Seiyu Awards lead-actress winner (2012).

Aoi, Koi, Daidaiiro No Hi (青い、濃い、橙色の日)

Aoi, Koi, Daidaiiro No Hi (青い、濃い、橙色の日) is a 2009 song by Japanese rock band MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS from World Is Yours; once minor in Japan, it became their most-streamed Spotify track.