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WEA

British  

abbreviation

  1. Workers' Educational Association

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It wasn’t immediately clear how many people received the test alert from South Pasadena, which read, “This is a test of the South Pasadena WEA system. There is no emergency.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

In 1984, CBS and WEA launched a rival series, titled The Hits, which focused on big American acts like Madonna, Prince and Bruce Springsteen.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

According to the lawsuit, Warner Music told them that WEA was the original owner of the works, not the band, and that the Reids could not terminate the copyrights.

From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023

“Regardless of what the issue is since the beginning of the pandemic, WEA has supported and followed the advice of public health experts,” Delaney said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

However, as of 2020, the only flash flood warnings that prompt the WEA into action are the subset for events deemed “considerable” or “catastrophic,” flash flood emergencies being the latter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021