principal
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After emigrating from Russia as a child, Arkatov became the principal cellist at the Pittsburgh and San Francisco symphonies before landing in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Nearly 70% of U.S. households cannot afford a new home at a 7% mortgage rate and a median price of $413,595, Na Zhao, a principal economist at the National Association of Home Builders, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Team principal Toto Wolff played it down at the time, saying he was well aware there would be mistakes from Antonelli as he found his feet in F1.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He asks Tony Ressler, the principal owner of basketball’s Atlanta Hawks, whether he would recommend sports ownership to his friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“So he’s made a new start,” said the principal.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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
To scratch that fully voyeuristic itch, we often have to wait for merger and dealmaker principals to talk for themselves: the sit-down broadcast interviews; the expansive anecdotes from a panel stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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
She pulled herself straight and directed into his sleepy eyes the look she usually reserved for teachers and principals.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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