principal
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Team principal James Vowles did not expect it, but has said that it happened because the rules ended up stress-testing the factory and exposing weakness they did not previously know existed.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Karkosik, founder and principal shareholder of industrial group Boryszew, lives nearby in the small town of Kikol, in a restored 18th-century palace across from the parish church.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Recent want ads show Amazon MGM Studios trying to find a principal AI executive and Walt Disney Studios advertising for a production innovation technologist job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Still, team principal Andrea Stella, while expressing his satisfaction that the upgrades had enabled them to engage in a fight for pole they did not expect, said Norris' pole was an "overachievement".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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
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So I'm sure that some of the issues that we are talking about today resonate with some principals in English-medium schools.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
"Schools have a duty of care to their pupils, which includes ensuring reasonable access to toilet facilities. This forms part of the pastoral care responsibilities of boards of governors and principals."
From BBC ● May 16, 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
Citadel stated its principals and employees paid nearly $2.3 billion in city and state taxes over the past five years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
A couple of generations of principals, school superintendents, and school boards have pretty much just left him alone.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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