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PBA

American  

abbreviation

  1. Police Benevolent Association.

  2. Professional Bowlers Association.

  3. Also called emotional incontinence.  pseudobulbar affect.

  4. Public Buildings Administration.


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In the near-decade since Wimberley launched the North Carolina Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association, or PBA, he has worked with some 700 landowners.

From Salon

Steed worked with Wimberley and the Sandhills PBA before leading the Cultural Burn Association.

From Salon

Wimberley started his PBA informally, by inviting neighbors over to burn his land; “kind of an old-school thing,” he said.

From Salon

There’s even a late cameo by PBA legend Pete Weber.

From Seattle Times

“I never played in the PBA like I wanted, but I ended up getting to share the game in a different way,” Spoelstra said.

From Seattle Times