principal
Example Sentences
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As the Mariposa Gazette reported, Yosemite National Park Superintendent Ray McPadden said that “a bunch of boots on the ground is going to be our principal strategy.”
From Los Angeles Times
Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com, said that keeping the principal and interest payment to 25% of one’s income is one way to make sure there’s also enough for taxes and home-insurance costs.
From MarketWatch
The line does seem blurry when we’re talking about a construction-company employee who sticks to sales or a car-repair service adviser whose principal tool is a tablet instead of a wrench.
And Gregory Williams, the associate principal clarinet, supplied a bevy of impressive technical effects to enhance character.
However, the judge said it was not possible to conclude whether union membership was the "principal reason" for the workers' sackings.
From BBC
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