principal
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A few days earlier, Solis, a Catholic school vice principal in the San Fernando Valley, had been at a North Carolina tournament with her 10-year-old son.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
You should not treat the $500,000 as “a standalone pile of money,” said James Mayo, a certified financial planner and principal of IronFjord Wealth Management.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
A bondholder must settle for the return of his principal with the interest he earns along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
York has been the 49ers’ CEO since 2008 and became the principal owner in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“No. But your principal talked about filing a police report. Thankfully, I talked him out of it. It helped that you have never been in trouble before this,” Dad says.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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
There have been some concerns this will place more pressure on school principals and teachers who are SEN coordinators in schools.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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
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 were also several times I thought about sassing adults back, mostly teachers and principals at school. And I didn’t trust God on two occasions.”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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