World power, for short (3 letters)

{ Answer }

USA

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"Born in the ___"
"Made in the ___"
"Surfin' ___"
___ Today
Can. neighbor
Mex. neighbor
Nafta ratifier
NATO leader
Neighbor of Can.
O.A.S. member
Olympics chant
Springsteen's "Born in the ___"
Today preceder
TV's ___ Network
Dos Passos trilogy
Dos Passos work
Dream Team's team
Fifty, yet one: Abbr.
"The good ol'" place
NATO member: Abbr.
Part of N. Amer.
Its age is 200 plus
John Cougar Mellencamp's "R.O.C.K. in the ___"
Red, white and blue team
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Its members are represented by stars
Where Springsteen was born, in song

{ Tags }

between, born, cable, can, dos, inits, its, land, letters, made, member, mex, neighbor, network, olympics, passos, springsteens, team, today, trilogy, usa

{ Notes }

The answer USA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

USA as a noun:

1. (United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.) = North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

2. (United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA) = the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare