principal part
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Even then, Salonga, who was the first Asian actress to land a principal part in the acclaimed musical, says her role was very much an "experiment".
From BBC • May 4, 2026
It’s no wonder that it became a principal part of the winter regimen.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2016
Last year, Ms. Miller, the lead in “Western,” performed the principal part in Balanchine’s “Walpurgisnacht Ballet.”
From New York Times • May 26, 2014
Maybe, more than tactics or anything, the principal part.
From The Guardian • May 12, 2013
Behind the neck is the tail, or flagellum, in three parts,—the middle piece, the principal part, and the end piece.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin