CTA
1 Americanabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of C.T.A.
From Latin cum testāmentō annexō
Example Sentences
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Evidence that the CTA deters real criminals is thin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
If someone is found without the right documents to be in the CTA they can be detained under UK immigration powers and returned to the Republic of Ireland.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
CTA President David Goldberg also praised “significant and long-fought-for wins for educators, students, and families.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
These CTA funds identify and follow asset price trends and their impact on markets is significant.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
CTA has backed the winner in the last three contests — and invested millions in those races.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“Yes, C.T.A. chief Carter needs to go,” Crain’s Chicago Business wrote in an editorial last month, saying that his agency was in a “shambolic state.”
From New York Times ● May 22, 2024
The withdrawal agreement gives the Republic of Ireland and the U.K. the option to maintain the C.T.A. or to negotiate a new, similar deal, but there’s no requirement that they do so.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 31, 2019
Didn’t the blame really belong to Daley’s C.T.A. chief, Forest Claypool, who had nothing to do with Rahm Emanuel?
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 31, 2015
The bar’s patrons line-danced in the street — forcing the police to shut down Halsted and re-route C.T.A. buses around Greektown — to celebrate the Greek team’s 2004 European soccer championship.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2010
Two years ago, the C.T.A. contributed $2 million to California candidates and parties.
From Time Magazine Archive
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