principal

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That gap has narrowed rapidly, thanks to work McLaren has done alongside Mercedes, to the extent that team principal Andrea Stella said in Japan that he "didn't think that we have left much unexploited".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

These findings are the result of nearly ten years of collaborative work between Araneda's lab at UMD and the laboratory of María de los Ángeles García-Robles at the University of Concepción, the project's principal investigator.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The Austin, Texas, company said Doug Kehring, who has been serving as principal financial officer since September, will transition out of the post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Easter, the principal holiday of the Christian church, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Another Jewish student, Marianne Silberberg, recalled the day her principal told her that she could no longer attend school.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti