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MLA

¹ American

Modern Language Association.

M.L.A. ² American

abbreviation

Master of Landscape Architecture.
Modern Language Association.

MLA British

abbreviation

Member of the Legislative Assembly (of Northern Ireland)
Modern Language Association (of America)

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Local Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland said everyone in the town wants to see the building renovated and made structurally safe after the fire.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In a social media post, Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson said the posters had been placed "at places along the shore line of Belfast Lough between Whiteabbey and Whitehead".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The other two, on MLA salaries in respect of the 2027-32 mandate and separately on MLA pensions, will be made in the latter half of this year.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The Alliance MLA Nick Mathison had asked Nesbitt during an assembly plenary if he was planning to introduce care and support plans for pupils with SEN when they leave school.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The day after Christmas she left Pemberton Road, with the excuse to his mother and Sonia that a last-minute interview had fallen into place at the MLA.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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