principal
Example Sentences
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The Austin, Texas, company said Doug Kehring, who has been serving as principal financial officer since September, will transition out of the post.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Kehring, who had been executive vice president of operations, took on the role of principal financial officer from Safra Catz after she retired as chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Easter, the principal holiday of the Christian church, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Both Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and McLaren's Andrea Stella said in Japan after the race that this needed to be looked at.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
A version of the principal gaze falls onto her face.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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