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  • I.T.A.
    I.T.A.
    abbreviation
  • ITA
    ITA
    abbreviation
    Independent Television Authority: now superseded by the IBA
  • i.t.a.
    i.t.a.
    abbreviation
    initial teaching alphabet, a partly phonetic alphabet used to teach reading

I.T.A.

American  
Or i.t.a.

ITA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Independent Television Authority: now superseded by the IBA

"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

i.t.a. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. initial teaching alphabet, a partly phonetic alphabet used to teach reading

"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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The I.T.A. has banned Romania, Thailand, Egypt and Malaysia from competing in Tokyo because of doping violations.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

In 2010, the Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against the I.T.A., alleging that its advertisements falsely assured customers that tanning was totally safe.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 7, 2014

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the system spurs children to gobble up I.T.A. books at a phenomenal rate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each of the 44 I.T.A. symbols represents only one sound, and children tackle I.T.A.-spelled words in full confidence that what they see in print is what they say in sound.

From Time Magazine Archive

The I.T.A. still has problems, but its struggle to succeed has been made easier by a pair of iconoclastic performers: Shotputter Brian Oldfield and Pole Vaulter Steve Smith.

From Time Magazine Archive

Testing between 11pm and 6am is restricted in France, and the ITA must seek permission to do so - in this case from the Parisian public prosecutors' office.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Lufthansa aims to integrate ITA Airways as its fifth network airline, gaining more control over flights to the U.S. and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

ITA currently trades at 39 times projected 12-month earnings, above its 10-year average of 25.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026

Outlining its outlook for this year, the group -- which operates Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines and has acquired a stake in Italy's ITA -- cautioned profit predictions were now more difficult.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

I'd like to have those directors of ITA here on Mercury for just one Earth-month.

From The Great Dome on Mercury by Arthur Leo Zagat

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