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GCA

American  
  1. Girls' Clubs of America.

  2. Aeronautics. ground-controlled approach.


GCA British  

abbreviation

  1. aeronautics ground control approach

  2. Guatemala (international car registration)

"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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In the decade and a half before the GCA kneecapped his war-surplus business, Cummings imported some 5 million firearms for distribution on the U.S. consumer market.

From Slate May 25, 2025

"By expanding its remit, providing additional resources, and enhancing its enforcement powers, the government can ensure that the GCA truly works for farmers and producers and ensures fairness in the food supply chain," he said.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2025

“The GCA does not define ‘willful,’” the spokesman said, citing a statement from its website.

From Washington Times Nov. 25, 2022

GCA partnered with the Fresno Chaffee Zoo and has made visits there a regular part of its curriculum.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2021

“There is no vaccine for climate change”, GCA chair and former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters on the eve of the event.

From Reuters Jan. 25, 2021

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