principal
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She has accused the principal of “playing his best Nancy Drew,” and said her phone is “blowing up” with locals worked up over the suspensions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
"We have made progress in recuring non-staff spending, and this has already been substantially reduced," said the principal.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
"Biofertilisers are eco-friendly and cost-effective supplements of chemical fertilisers," said Brijesh Mishra, principal scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Shipping-insurance costs are around 10 times more expensive than they were before the war began, said Paul Baris, principal at supply-chain consultancy Efficio.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
By the time the principal got there, Miss Newman had pulled herself together and was herding the little kids down the hall to the washroom, and then the recess bell rang.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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