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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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His principal legislative interest has been to delist the gray wolf as a federal endangered species.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Parents have been concerned about the school since the summer when executive director David Hussey and assistant principal in charge of athletics Devon Rose were ousted.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Belafonte offers to put him in contact with the leadership of the African National Congress, the principal opponent of the apartheid regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

They’d get less in fees, and you’d probably start to notice that you’re digging into your principal a little bit as you go along.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Back then, when a Colored school needed a teacher, the principal would provide the state’s Colored college with the school’s requirements, and the college would send a list of recent graduates who possessed those qualifications.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

“Couture’s” three principals rarely interact with one another, but those meaningful exchanges argue that, amid the mad clatter of the everyday, a brief, unguarded moment with a stranger can be supremely restorative.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The presentation from the principals was delivered in Irish, with simultaneous English translation provided during the hearing.

From BBC May 27, 2026

As invasive as the whole thing is, and as uncorroborated by the principals as it remains, it is formally a big deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

When he walked into a room, members of the staff, including white principals of the training and secondary schools, together with the black principal of the industrial school, rose to their feet.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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