principal
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"We were at the time the principal place for space exploration in the UK and Colin came to us because of our experience," Lee said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Treasurys to cover future interest and principal payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
You should not treat the $500,000 as “a standalone pile of money,” said James Mayo, a certified financial planner and principal of IronFjord Wealth Management.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
But the bulls might be getting ahead of themselves, according to Sky Canaves, principal analyst at research firm Emarketer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She’s wearing that principal gaze, the kind of face one might make if they’re reading an essay consisting of nothing but misspelled words.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The principals settled on hosting Collins for a publicity event at Navatek’s Maine headquarters in August 2019, where she posed for pictures with Kao and a model of the company’s experimental boat.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
But the risk of exclusion is always there, as when Walmart failed to secure Rachel McAdams to reprise her Regina George character for its ad bringing together the rest of the “Mean Girls” principals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Francois Resnais, national secretary of SNPDEN-Unsa, France's top union of school principals, criticised the timing as "bad".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
I wished so much to share the good news with my friends in the ghetto and with my former teachers and principals, but my mother warned me against it.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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