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

Wines that are both good and reasonably priced are not often available in the 1.5-liter magnum size.

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

It is the opening of John Keegan’s 1993 magnum opus, A History of Warfare: War is not the continuation of policy by other means.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker