principal
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It guarantees you will never lose your principal investment if the stock market crashes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Letters of support include one from the family of James B. Taylor, Locke’s first principal when the school opened in 1967.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Recent reports, external suggest Keane, 45, has had talks with the Scottish champions' principal shareholder Dermot Desmond.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“The hybrids have been a godsend,” said Mark Politte, the store’s dealer principal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“No, but a lot of parents have picked their kids up. The principal is married to that Richard guy on TV.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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