MIA
missing in action.
MIA
1 American-
MIA's,
plural
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MIAs
plural
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missing in action.
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a soldier declared missing in action.
M.I.A.
2
American
abbreviation
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Master of International Affairs.
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Military. missing in action.
MIA
British
abbreviation
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military missing in action: officially unaccounted for following combat
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(in Australia) Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
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Elon Musk said Tesla’s wildest car ever would enter production in 2028, but key details are MIA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
As a result, history and original meaning were MIA in a dispute when they should have been front and center.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
There are a few characters out of the Scott drama who are MIA in real time, though we see and hear from them in archival video—Keith Olbermann, for instance, who appeared with Scott on “SportsNight.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
The drive should take two hours, but the teens are MIA for two nightmare days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Especially since our old man has been MIA.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
Grammy award-winning rapper Kid Cudi has dropped singer-songwriter M.I.A. from his Rebel Ragers tour over "offensive remarks" which left his fanbase "upset".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Later this month, he will kick off the Rebel Ragers tour along with guests including M.I.A.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
In a recent interview with Zane Lowe, you named the people you called your blueprints: M.I.A.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
There are moments that hint at Kate Bush, Bjork, M.I.A. and Santigold.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Observe the attitude and response of each of the members of a typical Sunday School, Kindergarten, of an advanced M.I.A. class.
From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion
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