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FAI

British

abbreviation

Fédération aéronautique internationale
Football Association of Ireland

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Etymology

Origin of FAI

(sense 1) French: International Aeronautical Federation

Example Sentences

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The FAI did not make any recommendations for the future, given the care home is now closed.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A Wall Street Journal poll forecasts a slowdown in retail sales growth to 3% on the year over January-February, alongside a sharp deceleration in FAI to 0.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The FAI also heard how mountaineers did not regard their sport as "dangerous", but acknowledged that it was not possible to "eliminate all risks".

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

Unlike a criminal trial, an FAI seeks to establish the facts surrounding the death and does not look to place blame.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

KAU FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner

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