magisterial
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Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi last year produced a magisterial analysis of Europe’s investment and productivity problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Sam Mendes’ magisterial direction and Laura Donnelly’s heartbreaking performance were part of the trove of well-deserved nominations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
He wrote in an autobiography that his first "war decoration" was a "magisterial slap" from his mother, when he came home and told her what he had tried to do.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025
It’s been 50 years since the publication of The Power Broker, Robert Caro’s magisterial biography of New York City master builder Robert Moses.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024
He loved this place, a magisterial old house in the Garden District.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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