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    Eva
    noun
    a female given name, form of Eve.
  • EVA
    EVA
    extravehicular activity.

Eva

1 American  
[ee-vuh] / ˈi və /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Eve.


EVA 2 American  
Aerospace.
  1. extravehicular activity.


EVA British  

abbreviation

  1. extravehicular activity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Born July 4, 1924, in Newark, N.J., she grew up near Albany, N.Y., the younger of two daughters of John Merle Saint and the former Eva Marie Rice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Two years ago, again at Wimbledon, it appeared officials were considering defaulting Medvedev for an outburst towards umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

US actress Eva Victor, who plays one of Alex's partners in the movie, questions whether the main character is as passive as he appears to be.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Other authors on this study include Eva Hoffman from Yale University.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Light up the screen, to see if Eva has said anything else about the audition.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

While EVA can flag large transactions or explain why a credit score changed, it won’t actually freeze your credit or pay a bill for you — at least not yet.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

The EVA suits are said to be comfortable and flexible enough to be worn during launch and landing, eliminating the need to have separate IVA suits.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024

Never mind that other startups are cashing in on custom online dating personalities like EVA AI.

From Slate ● May 17, 2024

Philippine Airlines and, this week, EVA Air of Taiwan each bought A350-1000s instead of waiting for the 777X to replace their older 777s.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

I don't even take off my EVA suit.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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