NRA
American-
U.S. Government. National Recovery Administration: the former federal agency (1933–36) charged with administering the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act.
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National Recreation Area.
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National Rifle Association.
abbreviation
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National Rifle Association
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National Rivers Authority
Example Sentences
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“Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens,” the NRA retorted, to Essayli.
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026
The NRA condemned his remarks as “dangerous and wrong.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Earlier this month, the NRA suspended its review to restart nuclear reactors at Chubu Electric's Hamaoka plant in central Japan, after the company was found to have manipulated quake data in its tests.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
In September 2023 the NRA approved Chubu Electric's estimate of 1,200 gal, a unit of acceleration used to measure the intensity of quakes.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
“Here, I copied down a bunch of the ridiculous talking points from the NRA website last night at home. You can copy them into your notebook unless you already have them memorized.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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