principal
Example Sentences
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Sara Santos, the project's principal investigator, said the findings represent an important step toward understanding how crops might be grown on the lunar surface.
From Science Daily
Median HOA fees for listings in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Panama City and Naples make up more than 20% of homeowners’ monthly principal and interest payments, according to the report.
From MarketWatch
Both principal singers made their punishing roles sound easy.
Some 2,700 people are diagnosed with the aggressive cancer in the UK each year, with the principal cause being the inhalation of asbestos fibres.
From BBC
Another union still in negotiations is Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, which represents principals, other school administrators, many middle managers and some central-office workers.
From Los Angeles Times
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