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NSA

American  
Or N.S.A.

abbreviation

  1. National Security Agency.

  2. National Shipping Authority.

  3. National Standards Association.

  4. National Student Association.

  5. negative security assurance.


Example Sentences

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By 26, he was breaking Russian codes for the NSA during the Cold War.

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

Martha Plimpton will arrive as Paris-based NSA chief Jane Torres, who also happens to be Taylah’s godmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Concluding that a “secrecy virus” had taken over the NSA, William saw no chance of recovering the position of respect and trust he had once enjoyed.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield