principal
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She eventually won another championship, becoming the first woman in NBA history to do so as a team’s principal owner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The more you spend on buying the condo, the less growth you’ll get out of your portfolio because of your decreased principal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
He’s been training him while serving as an assistant principal in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Lord Simon Woolley, principal of Homerton College, Cambridge said Arday had been subjected to a "toxic, vicious witchhunt".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
I turn to the principal and point over my shoulder.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Among the principals, everyone—El-Sayed, Stevens, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee—quickly got on the same team.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 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
In 2023, a Gallup Poll cited in an analysis of the California legislation found that 77% of principals nationwide reported taking recess away as punishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
There are other characters who offer luminous assistance, but these are the principals in a musical tale built around Ali’s central relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
First, Pendleton and Van Ness agreed that both principals fired their weapons.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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