PPA

abbreviation for

1. phenylpropanolamine ( def ).
2. primary progressive aphasia ( def ).

Example Sentences

Plus, the PPA prohibits law enforcement searches of anyone “reasonably believed to have a purpose to disseminate to the public a newspaper, book, broadcast, or other similar form of public communication,” regardless of whether they’re a journalist.

From Slate

Authorities there ignored laws like the federal Privacy Protection Act of 1980, or PPA, which largely prohibits rummaging through journalists’ files.

From Slate

“At a time when there are growing threats to U.S. military service members in the Middle East and the U.S. is playing key national security roles in the wars in Israel and Ukraine, it is particularly critical for the American public to be informed about the health status and decision-making ability of its top defense leader,” the PPA said in its letter.

From Seattle Times

“The fact that he has been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for four days and the Pentagon is only now alerting the public late on a Friday evening is an outrage,” the PPA said in its letter.

From Seattle Times

For example, Sunrun’s main offer in California now is a PPA that includes a battery — not for backup power, but to store power for sale later in the day, said Paul Dickson, the company’s chief revenue officer.

From Los Angeles Times