FAI
Britishabbreviation
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Fédération aéronautique internationale
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Football Association of Ireland
Etymology
Origin of FAI
(sense 1) French: International Aeronautical Federation
Example Sentences
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The FAI found that the head cook or her assistant would prepare individual meals, before they were taken to the dining room along with a copy of the handwritten menu.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
A Wall Street Journal poll forecasts a slowdown in retail sales growth to 3% on the year over January-February, alongside a sharp deceleration in FAI to 0.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Aslef, the train drivers union, welcomed the start of the FAI.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
An FAI is a legal requirement for any death in a Scottish prison.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
KAU FAI At the top of the nunnery stairs, Rudolph met them with awkward ceremony, and with that smiling air of encouragement which a nurse might use in trying cheerfully to deceive a sick man.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
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