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That’s the backdrop for Wall Street giant Citi’s 165-page opus on the global commodities outlook, written by strategists led by Maximilian Layton.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Yet long before earning all these accolades, Shakira was a teen girl in Baranquilla, Colombia, waiting in line at her local record store for a copy of Nirvana’s 1991 grunge magnum opus, “Nevermind.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
While Mr. Livingston is unstinting in his admiration for Mr. Sumption’s opus, and often cites it in his endnotes, he offers many valuable insights of his own, delivered in a lively, conversational style.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
The following year Skepta released his own magnum opus, Konnichiwa.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
As Darwin was beginning to write his opus on evolution in the spring of 1856, Gregor Mendel decided to return to Vienna to retake the teacher’s exam that he had failed in 1850.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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