tam
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tam
By shortening
Example Sentences
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The provision concerns so-called qui tam actions, in which private litigants bring lawsuits on behalf of the government as well as themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
Both Threads and X have launched misinformation tams to deal with information on the upcoming election.
From Washington Times
Keeping her fingernails cut short, Mr. Beane made tams, turbans, panamas, sailors and cloches.
From Washington Post
In this generally sporting tam toss of a memoir, such an assertion lands with the soft plunk of sanctimony.
From New York Times
But those lawsuits, known as qui tam actions, don’t substitute private citizens for the government.
From Washington Post
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