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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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I was a charter-school principal and superintendent in the South.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Kasek became Narbonne’s principal in 2025 with the message from the Los Angeles Unified School District to end the football scandals.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Rebecca Wettemann, principal analyst at technology research firm Valoir, characterized the performance as essentially meeting investors’ expectations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Liam Sloan, principal at Bolton College, said not many students missed more than half of classes, but those who were absent often had mental health challenges or part-time jobs.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

“Okay, honey, I need you to listen. When we talk with the principal, I might have to say a couple of things that aren’t true.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

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

Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and the other principals of the American Revolution are familiar faces from their innumerable portraits, including on the currency; their British opponents, less so.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 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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