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The phrase "a principal source of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate the main origin or provider of something, often in academic or formal contexts.
Example: "The study identified climate change as a principal source of the recent environmental challenges faced by the region."
Alternatives: "a primary source of" or "a major contributor to".
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Fishing boats and nets, a principal source of income here, were gone.
Students have always been a principal source of seasonal vineyard workers.
A principal source of Marija's unhappiness in the past two years has apparently been her mother.
Fujian province is a principal source of the overseas Chinese population.
Archaeological investigations are a principal source of knowledge of prehistoric, ancient, and extinct culture.
The deficit has arisen because China has displaced other countries as a principal source of supply of labor-intensive commodities.
Nevertheless, this is a principal source of the tension in interactions between the police and black men like me.
The resolution also imposed a ban on the export of Somali charcoal, a principal source of funding for the rebels.
Based on oral and manuscript sources, it was the earliest printed collection and remains a principal source of Danish ballads.
A principal source of knowledge of ancient Mayan custom, they contain myth, prophecy, medical lore, calendrical information, and historical chronicles.
That kind of data can be valuable for behavioral advertising, a principal source of revenue for Web services like Facebook.
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