< French, short for chanson internationale international song
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The World Cup’s organizing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, and its partner consultancies estimate the tournament could generate up to $40.9 billion in global gross domestic product.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, said it has already canceled some hotel reservations after overbooking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
At F1’s top administrative levels you find Emirati former rally driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem heading the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, or FIA, the sport’s governing body.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
Mr. Hasaan, the Gazan director of Première Urgence Internationale, a French charity, spoke from a training center in Khan Younis where his family was sheltering with some 5,000 people.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2023
M. Bouc was a Belgian, a director of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits, and his acquaintance with the former star of the Belgian Police Force dated back many years.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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