principal

Example Sentences

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We could tell you the capitals of countries nobody had ever heard of, and their principal exports.

From Literature

Hermesh—the only one of Mr. Friedman’s four principal figures to survive the mission—had no love for his commanding officers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scaramucci was the principal of the advisory firm, but other executives were the funds’ officers and directors.

From Barron's

The mission is led by Arizona State University, with Lindy Elkins-Tanton of the University of California, Berkeley, serving as principal investigator.

From Science Daily

It also says that neither BBC or BBC Studios has its principal place of business in Florida, "or is even licenced to do business in the state".

From BBC