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magnanimous

[mag-nan-uh-muhs] / mægˈnæn ə məs /


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Napoleon could not have expected such magnanimous treatment from the British.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The ugliness of the comment prompted Rick Wilson—former Republican strategist, he of the magnanimous Lincoln Project—to step forward.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Is there a world in which the BBC asks the Prime Minister to intervene and Starmer calls Trump and asks President Trump to be magnanimous?

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

We’re trying to be magnanimous here and express our appreciation for this best picture nomination and the four others you gave us.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

They were to be “ferocious in battle ... magnanimous in victory,” and to kindle the “light of liberation” in the eyes of the children.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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