principal
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For 40 years, the archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad had been the principal custodian of Palmyra.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Anderson made headlines again in 1955 when she performed a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera, opening closed doors for minority soloists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Typically, investors immediately stop receiving their coupon payments, and if the reference asset hasn’t recovered past the barrier by the time the underlying contract matures, investors will risk losing principal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The three principal rivers and their tributaries — the Los Angeles, the San Gabriel and Santa Ana — joined into an inland sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The vice principal nodded and Coal bolted out of the office and into the hallway.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
But teachers and principals don’t need a cue from on high to experiment, and they shouldn’t have to fill out reports every time they want to try something new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Francois Resnais, national secretary of SNPDEN-Unsa, France's top union of school principals, criticised the timing as "bad".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Among the principals, everyone—El-Sayed, Stevens, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee—quickly got on the same team.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
Also praising Chait during that April gathering in City Hall was Maria Nichols, president of Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, which represents schools principals and assistant principals among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
A couple of generations of principals, school superintendents, and school boards have pretty much just left him alone.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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