PBA
Americanabbreviation
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Police Benevolent Association.
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Professional Bowlers Association.
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Also called emotional incontinence. pseudobulbar affect.
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Public Buildings Administration.
Example Sentences
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But the show may be over: A deal between the PBA and Fox Sports is ending, and “if there’s no deal, there’s no season, and if there’s no season, there’s no prize money.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
As directors Hernandez and Lazarte seem well aware, there’s a reason the PBA doesn’t operate the largest spectator sport in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Wimberley started his PBA informally, by inviting neighbors over to burn his land; “kind of an old-school thing,” he said.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024
The PBA is not the recognised sanctioning body in the UK, and KSI does not hold a professional licence in the country, so the Fury bout does not count towards professional records.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023
The line PBA is sometimes called the radical axis.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
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