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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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In the late ’50s his musically exploratory efforts continued via “Tenor Madness,” a recording in which he is paired with Coltrane, showcasing the two principal tenor saxophone stylists of the era.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Publicly, though, Biden’s principal stated rationale for moving the state up was to increase racial diversity in the earliest voting states and reward Black voters for their significance in the Democratic Party coalition.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

“With Visa and Mastercard, you had banks on either end who were ostensibly independent of one another,” said Aaron McPherson, now a principal at AFM Consulting who was then an analyst at IDC Financial Insights.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

When Michael Toribio became a father in 2021, he figured he was about a year away from being promoted to assistant principal at his K-8 school in Orlando, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“Patricia?” said Dr. Rosalia Lopez, the district school superintendent, after she found the Riverview principal in the bleachers.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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