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magisterial

[maj-uh-steer-ee-uhl] / ˌmædʒ əˈstɪər i əl /




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A magisterial inquiry has been ordered to establish what happened and fix responsibility.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

The images of Preston performing at the famous concert, like his magisterial talent, are simply breathtaking.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

She immediately comes off as a magisterial diagnostician and adept leader with bold plans to modernize the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency care experience.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 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

Succinct, yet magisterial, this formula captured the essence of the interactions between heredity, chance, environment, variation, and evolution in determining the form and fate of an organism.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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