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KIA

American  

plural

KIA's, KIAs
  1. Also K.I.A. killed in action.

  2. a member of the military services who has been killed in action.


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Brookfield is targeting $10 billion in equity for its new AI infrastructure fund and has already raised $5 billion of that from investors including Nvidia, KIA and Brookfield’s own balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

A spokesman for the KIA told the BBC that all the victims were civilians.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023

Thaco Auto, manufactures and distributes vehicles including passenger cars and motorcycles from brands ranging from KIA to BMW to its own Thaco brand of buses, according to its website.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023

There were five EV Super Bowl ads in 2022 costing roughly $58 million, including for the BMW IX, the electric Chevy Silverado, GM’s EV line-up, the KIA EV6 and Polestar.

From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2023

Among them are two Mach-Es, a KIA EV, a 2018 Chevrolet Volt, and a 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime with Tom Pollak behind the wheel.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022