principal point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of principal point
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Rather than seeing records as marketing adjuncts to concert tours, he showed that recordings could be the principal point of contact — in his case, the only point — between musicians and their fans.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024
His principal point is that the power of the real-estate state flows from the dynamic between development and the profession of city planning.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2019
Starr takes us on a tour of Whitewater, and though it once was the principal point of his inquiry, it now is largely beside the point.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2018
"However, what no player should expect is that his head will be picked and made the principal point of contact on such a hit."
From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2011
Diversion, di-vėr′shun, n. act of diverting or turning aside: that which diverts: amusement, recreation: something done to turn the attention of an enemy from the principal point of attack.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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