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Corning Inc/NY – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

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 2/18/20  Corning Inc/NY                    10-K       12/31/19  135:49M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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