principal
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“From the beginning, we always strive to support the whole player. Physically, mentally, emotionally, psychologically,” said Julie Uhrman, one of Angel City’s founders and now a principal adviser to the team.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
People appearing before the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, benefit from special legal protections.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
That was the lowest proportion since and including 1922, when Labour first became the Conservatives' principal competitors.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
For each, French inserted delicate symbolism within the principal symbols themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Back then, when a Colored school needed a teacher, the principal would provide the state’s Colored college with the school’s requirements, and the college would send a list of recent graduates who possessed those qualifications.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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