principal
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A judge in the US state of Virginia has dismissed charges against a former assistant principal at a school where a six-year-old shot his teacher during class.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“I would say that, absent the Trump branding, most industry experts would say that the phone is not a good value at that price point,” Edwards, also Quandary Peak’s principal computer scientist, told Salon.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Iris Sun, principal investor of the global flagship fund at 500 Global in Palo Alto, tries to observe and nurture founders’ soft skills by spending more time hanging out than she did in previous years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
That would include a $3,100 coupon and $2,000 in principal adjustment.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
It was the poets, not the painters, who understood what Picasso was trying to do, and the principal poet of Picasso’s circle was Apollinaire.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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