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.
Example Sentences
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The real breakthrough came from former NSA cryptographer Nick Patterson and researcher Peter Laufer.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025
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
Five years later, whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked documents revealing that the NSA monitored Americans’ private conversations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
When he asked for permission to publish articles about the early history of code breaking, the NSA forbade him to do any such thing.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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