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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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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

Aslef, the train drivers union, welcomed the start of the FAI.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Scottish organiser Kevin Lindsay said: "We hope and expect that this FAI establishes all the facts and helps ensure that no family goes through the pain endured by those closest to Christopher, Donald and Brett."

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The initial FAI hearing will be at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 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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