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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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According to Ryan Marinelli, principal technical specialist for the hardware price-tracking platform PCPartPicker, an entry-level gaming setup cost between $800 and $1,200 a year ago.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Antonelli complained about Russell's driving over the team radio but was told by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff to stop "moaning".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“I would say that, absent the Trump branding, most industry experts would say that the phone is not a good value at that price point,” Edwards, also Quandary Peak’s principal computer scientist, told Salon.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

But even then, said Patrick Huey, principal adviser at Victory Independent Planning in Naples, Fla., private-market investments probably shouldn’t make up more than a sliver of your portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The principal is so shocked at being challenged by his own seventh-grade president that he backs away from her, stepping on my foot.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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