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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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A new survey of public high school principals across the U.S. found widespread, heightened distress among students from immigrant families amid ICE raids.

From Los Angeles Times

Cuban is facing its most serious economic crisis since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, its principal benefactor.

From Barron's

For most people, fixed income has always meant bonds — leaning heavily toward government-issued Treasury products to protect their principal and provide steady income.

From MarketWatch

Around 80 percent of Swedish primary and middle schools already have bans on mobile phones in the classroom, introduced at the principals' discretion, according to Swedish news agency TT.

From Barron's

"Any new controls need to avoid breaking search in a way that leads to a fragmented or confusing experience for people," the company's principal for product management, Ron Eden, said in a statement.

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