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
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
Power of attorney is set up by the principal — that is, the person who expects to need care and help with decision making as they get older.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Mr. Charley Lyons was the school’s vice principal, a social studies teacher, and the basketball coach.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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
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 stood straight, with her arms folded across her chest—which, as any teacher coach will tell you, isn’t good for teachers but probably isn’t bad for principals.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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