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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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“I also bring extensive site leadership experience as a principal at the elementary, middle and high school levels, where I improved student outcomes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Our campus was originally built to accommodate 350 people,” team principal Toto Wolff says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said that Kabila has offered "financial and political support" to groups that are "the principal drivers of violence and instability in the region."

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The limited age range for super catch-up contributions may be muting the benefit, according to Miklos Ringbauer, founder and principal of MiklosCPA, an accounting and tax-strategy firm.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

So in early January of 1957, I drove the girls to school and took them to the office of the principal, Mr. Hines.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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