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Central Intelligence Agency

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Certified Internal Auditor

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Caught In the Act

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Comrades In Arms

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Culinary Institute of America

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Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability

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CPU (Central Processing Unit) Intelligent Accelerator

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Citizens, Inc.

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Canadian Institute of Actuaries

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Christians In Action

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Children In Action

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Cosmic Internet Academy

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Curriculum Instruction and Assessment

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Cocaine In America

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Community Impact Assessment

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Caught In Action

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Confidentiality Integrity Availability

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Central Inteligence Agency

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Christmas In April

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Counter Intelligence Agency

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Cardinals In Action

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Compassion In Action

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Confidence Interval Analysis

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Carnegie Involvement Association

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Ciampino, Italy

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What does CIA mean?

Central Intelligence Agency, CIA(noun)
an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council

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    Harley quinn
    CIA Cunnilingus Investigation Agency
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    CIA Circumcision International Agency
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  • Harley quinn
    Harley quinn
    Abbreviations CIA
    can stand for anything
    does it cycle now?
    LikeReply4 years ago
    • Harley quinn
      Harley quinn
      CIA Connivers In Action
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