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IAS

American  
  1. Aeronautics. indicated air speed.

  2. Institute for Advanced Studies.


IAS British  

abbreviation

  1. indicated air speed

"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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An international team of astronomers co-led by an IAS scholar has identified what appears to be a universal rule governing one of the most dramatic behaviors of black holes: the production of powerful jets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Nelson took a 2-year leave of absence from IAS, where she had just been named chair of its school of social sciences, to join the Biden administration.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 3, 2023

Twitter, IAS and DoubleVerify did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2022

IAS is the kind of company that has popped up in the past decade to serve a new digital need: verification of genuine audience engagement and reputation management in online advertising.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2021

When the IAS people questioned him, they were hard on him.

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