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IPA

American  
Or I.P.A.

abbreviation

  1. India pale ale.

  2. International Phonetic Alphabet.

  3. International Phonetic Association.

  4. International Press Association.

IPA British  

abbreviation

  1. International Phonetic Alphabet

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Among patients with colorectal cancer, those with higher levels of IPA in the bloodstream after chemotherapy showed lower monocyte levels.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

It is claimed one in every 100 people in the county is now an IPA.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

German beer giant Beck’s nonalcoholic lager and Athletic Brewing’s Run Wild nonalcoholic IPA are just two examples of how breweries large and small are trying to tap into the nonalcoholic beer market.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024

"A Sechuana Reader" was co-authored with Jones, using the IPA for Tswana orthography.

From Native Life in South Africa by Plaatje, Sol (Solomon Tshekisho)

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