magisterial
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A magisterial inquiry has been ordered to establish what happened and fix responsibility.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
I was hooked by the magisterial piano and sax solos of the epic “Jungleland,” set in a romanticized New York City—instantly my first favorite Bruce song.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Here are five other movies about the magisterial singer-songwriter whose life and lyrics have forever expanded the contours of American music.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024
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
“Chaplain,” he announced with magisterial rigidity, “we charge you formally with being Washington Irving and taking capricious and unlicensed liberties in censoring the letters of officers and enlisted men. Are you guilty or innocent?”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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