MPAA
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"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of MPAA
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Not only did the novel allow him to avoid some of the more difficult aspects of filmmaking — “I didn’t have to worry about budgets or the MPAA” — but it let him dive deeper into the debauched minds of his characters.
From Los Angeles Times
"We haven't heard from the MPAA, but that's my gut."
From Fox News
But Disney has long said it plans to reserve Disney+ for content up to the MPAA’s PG-13 rating, while anything edgier will go to Hulu, another streaming service Disney now controls after its acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets.
From Los Angeles Times
Spartacus had battles on-screen, and Douglas had battles off-screen, including with the Production Code Administration, forerunner of today’s MPAA.
From Los Angeles Times
This anxiety-inducing horror movie likely just escaped an R rating from the MPAA.
From Los Angeles Times
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