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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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Sports investing was especially popular among family offices with a Gen Z or millennial principal, according to a new study.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Maintaining voting parity with Dr. Siegel is a principal concern,” Overdeck testified at his divorce trial last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

For this reason, the researchers presented their principal findings using the combined data.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

In addition to monthly principal adjustments tied to consumer prices, the government pays a fixed real interest rate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

That puzzle group she does with the principal of McNulty.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

And the union representative for school principals, Nicolas Bonnet, told broadcaster franceinfo that "to get out of this crisis, we will need something more than simple consultation periods".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

But principals have told BBC News NI that it is not straightforward for schools to cut heating costs.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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 teachers and principals don’t need a cue from on high to experiment, and they shouldn’t have to fill out reports every time they want to try something new.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The school’s principal loved it, and the elementary and high school art teachers and principals loved it.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake


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