magnum opus

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The following year Skepta released his own magnum opus, Konnichiwa.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Consumers’ Research, the Supreme Court reversed an opinion that Oldham presented as something of a magnum opus.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

Surely, they could draw from the contents of that magnum opus during their January 1969 Twickenham rehearsals?

From Salon • May 7, 2024

It ended as he was trying to finish writing “Comic Book Wars,” his eagerly awaited magnum opus about the industry.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Copernicus published his magnum opus on his deathbed—in 1543, just before the church started clamping down on new ideas.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife