NSA
Americanabbreviation
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National Security Agency.
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National Shipping Authority.
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National Standards Association.
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National Student Association.
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no strings attached.
Example Sentences
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a joint report with the NSA and FBI, among other agencies, warning of Russian cyber-threat activity.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Less than 150 miles from Iran’s southern coast, NSA Bahrain has been the anchor of American naval power in the Middle East for more than three decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The ministry accused the NSA of exploiting weaknesses in the messaging service of an unspecified foreign mobile phone brand in order to steal login credentials from employees at the time centre.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
My FBI file alone is more than an inch thick, and I was never able to get my hands on files kept on me by military intelligence, the CIA and NSA.
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
He had come to Hong Kong with a stack of flash drives containing classified NSA documents—documents that detailed a vast system of surveillance the American public had no idea existed.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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