principal
Example Sentences
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Tencent says it currently has an aggregate principal amount of US$17.51 billion in outstanding notes under the program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“He’s certainly, in relative terms, underpriced for all that he’s done for the team,” said Jonathan Boyar, principal at the Boyar Value Group and a longtime investor in MSG Sports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Hamilton paid tribute to Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur, who was critical in signing the Briton for Ferrari early in 2024, for his backing.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
"Russia has been and will remain our strategic partner and principal economic partner," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
“We have no openings in the corps de ballet, mademoiselle. Or among the principal dancers either, unless you are a prima ballerina assoluta, which, no offense, I think you are not.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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