TAC

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abbreviation for (in South Africa)

Treatment Action Campaign, a pressure group that campaigns for the medical rights of pregnant women with HIV or AIDS

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby TAC

tabula rasa, tabularize, tabulate, tabulator, tabun, TAC, tacamahac, Tacan, tace, tacet, tach

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How to use TAC in a sentence

The HAZ TAC paramedics donned special protective gear before they ventured inside the building.
From Ebola Country to NYC’s Subways|Michael Daly|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
TAC as a percentage of total ad revenue rose from 24 percent in the third quarter of 2011 to 26 percent in the current quarter.
Google Accidentally Releases Disappointing Earnings, Stock Plummets|Matthew Zeitlin|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The police have a new frequency, TAC-U, that the FDNY can access, at least theoretically.
NYC's Emergency Services Grapple With Reform|Wayne Barrett|September 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And even more surprising, the same flaw showed up in various tic-tac-toe lottery tickets all across North America.
This Week's Best Journalism|The Daily Beast|February 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST

I nervously said something about her shirt being off, and she laughed, and we switched the game to Tic Tac Toe.
My $16 Videogame Striptease|Brian Ries|October 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The cadets, who were out for fun by this time and angry besides, guyed the unpopular "tac" with a vengeance.
On Guard|Upton Sinclair
Cadet Powers was dared to come out and lasso a stray "tac," whose blue-uniformed figure was visible out on the parade ground.
A Cadet's Honor|Upton Sinclair
The last closing ceremony of a West Point day in camp is the watchful "tac's" inspection.
A Cadet's Honor|Upton Sinclair
They crept up the company street, laughing and talking in whispers, for fear they should arouse the tac.
A Cadet's Honor|Upton Sinclair
Having attended to this duty, the tac likewise retires and Camp McPherson sinks into the slumbers of the night.
A Cadet's Honor|Upton Sinclair