principal
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York became a co-owner of Rangers through 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm linked to the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, where he serves as chief executive and principal owner.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Even password managers will likely need a refresh, according to Bas Westerbaan, principal research engineer at Cloudflare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
What is true today, as potential bidders for the Dodgers lurk and coalesce amid L.A.’s turn at uncertainty, is that the Padres have an energetic and effervescent couple as their new principal owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
But it’s a vibe, not a formula; as the principal songwriter, what you hear on any Greg Dulli record is where he is at that moment in time.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
I award the principal a booming slap on the back—because, hey, when am I ever going to get another chance to do that?
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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Francois Resnais, national secretary of SNPDEN-Unsa, France's top union of school principals, criticised the timing as "bad".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Among the principals, everyone—El-Sayed, Stevens, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee—quickly got on the same team.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
His extensive reporting for “Checkmate,” including the cooperation of its principals, gives the book a page-turning intimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
There are other characters who offer luminous assistance, but these are the principals in a musical tale built around Ali’s central relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
“So I picked you,” Davis said to Katherine that day outside her classroom; two men, then working as principals in other parts of West Virginia, would join her.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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