principal
Example Sentences
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In 2009 she was appointed the principal advocate depute, becoming the first woman to be appointed to this post.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The principal shareholders weren’t able to sell shares in the IPO under standard lockup restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
In the run-up to her departure, the petite principal dancer has been performing as if she still had any number of years left in her onstage career.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
This inflation builds on the already elevated prices from the past five years, similar to how compound interest builds on principal.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
“Okay, everybody, let’s get right to it. You all heard the principal, so you know what this is about. Our unit on tolerance education starts today.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing principal
Some Tricky Homonyms
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A Graduation Lexicon
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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