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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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Export controls on advanced lithography equipment have prevented Chinese manufacturers from fitting more transistors on their chips, resulting in more energy-intensive systems, according to Jack Gold, founder and principal analyst at J.Gold Associates.

From MarketWatch

Each nominated film may list up to two casting directors who receive a principal on-screen credit such as casting director or casting by.

From Los Angeles Times

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work to prepare for the new rules in Formula 1 this season.

From BBC

“How much can you do in a country that actively doesn’t want to develop a certain technology?” said Daan Walter, principal at energy think tank Ember.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2021, the year before President Biden appointed her, she bought homes in Michigan and Georgia and said each would be her “principal residence.”

From Los Angeles Times