magnum

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He was carrying 743 rounds of ammunition and four handguns – two 9mm Browning semi-automatic pistols and two Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolvers.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

After inspecting a gifted magnum of Chinese wine, he stressed that the country "knew how to produce" -- another worry for French producers.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

A tall, slender Riesling magnum is the giraffe of the wine world: striking and exotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The dictionary is Garner’s magnum opus, as essential to attorneys as Gray’s Anatomy is to physicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

An arch has the school’s motto painted on it: Nil magnum nisi bonum.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel