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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Tennessee Valley Authority

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  • initialism Tennessee Valley Authority

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Examples

  • Ellis and her husband have rejected what they call TVA's lowball buyout offer.

    WVLT - Home - Headlines 2009

  • Many people have the same tale: they call the TVA hotline for answers and help but no one answers or returns their calls.

    Erin Brockovich and Robin Greenwald: TVA Disaster Spreads Far and Wide 2009

  • Because of course the TVA is such a shining example of success!

    Matthew Yglesias » Cheap, Cheap Gas 2007

  • I could cite many more similar specific examples of the way in which the TVA is bringing real benefits into the very household of the humblest citizen.

    The Tennessee Valley Authority 1939

  • But as individuals they cannot get the power for use, and for very obvious reasons: they lack the means to purchase both the power and the articles of electrical equipment, and, besides, the TVA is not a retailer.

    The Tennessee Valley Authority 1939

  • His personal desire that Canadians learn something concerning the TVA is in large part the reason why I am addressing you upon the TVA today.

    The Tennessee Valley Authority 1939

  • She called TVA's work, "careful and deliberate," in noting that the utility is not making a "rush to judgement," on Units 1 and 2 at Bellefonte but every component is undergoing "tremendous scrutiny."

    The Times-Journal: News 2009

  • She called TVA's work, "careful and deliberate," in noting that the utility is not making a "rush to judgement," on Units 1 and 2 at Bellefonte but every component is undergoing "tremendous scrutiny."

    The Times-Journal: News 2009

  • She called TVA's work, "careful and deliberate," in noting that the utility is not making a "rush to judgement," on Units 1 and 2 at Bellefonte but every component is undergoing "tremendous scrutiny."

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2009

  • She called TVA's work, "careful and deliberate," in noting that the utility is not making a "rush to judgement," on Units 1 and 2 at Bellefonte but every component is undergoing "tremendous scrutiny."

    The Times-Journal: News 2009

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