principal
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If market interest rates go down, the issuer might call the bond, returning your principal plus interest to date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"I think they're making an investment to position themselves as a category leader," says Kate Winick, principal analyst at Forrester, covering social media and influencers.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
At a final construction update held near the crossing Thursday, Robert Rock, lead landscape architect and principal designer for the crossing, explained that the soil in the area is rich in clay and silt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Evan Schlossman, a principal at Neostellar, told MarketWatch that the report was more “a clarification of how revenue is reported, rather than a signal about underlying demand.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mr. Brademas, the principal, is urging everyone to move on to their lockers, but nobody’s budging.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
And the union representative for school principals, Nicolas Bonnet, told broadcaster franceinfo that "to get out of this crisis, we will need something more than simple consultation periods".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
We lengthened the school year, brought in hundreds of tutors, replaced 95% of principals and nearly half the teachers while retraining the rest, and embedded data-driven instruction and high expectations into daily practice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The principals settled on hosting Collins for a publicity event at Navatek’s Maine headquarters in August 2019, where she posed for pictures with Kao and a model of the company’s experimental boat.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The royal visit also coincided with the start of the Jethart Callant's Festival with the town's principals arriving on horseback to meet His Majesty.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
You would sit next to the principals at the proms.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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