principal
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The standard practice in target-date funds is damaging to long-term investors who don’t need to live off their principal immediately, Pozen said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Madoff scandal, in which investors lost $17.5 billion in invested principal, operated like a typical Ponzi scheme with returns to older investors paid by money from new investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The term describes companies that have principal operations in China but are incorporated offshore, typically in jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
CXMT, as a relative newcomer, "remains in a follower position regarding leading-edge technologies", James Zhao, senior principal analyst at Omdia, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The principal makes some comment, but the cheer that goes up in the hallway drowns out everything.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
The royal visit also coincided with the start of the Jethart Callant's Festival with the town's principals arriving on horseback to meet His Majesty.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
His extensive reporting for “Checkmate,” including the cooperation of its principals, gives the book a page-turning intimacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
So I'm sure that some of the issues that we are talking about today resonate with some principals in English-medium schools.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
No charges have been filed against the clinic’s principals and the investigation remains ongoing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
“White men were principals at the school?” she asked.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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