magisterial
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His magisterial presence was a constant in his performances, from the time he was in his 20s into his later years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 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
He wrote in an autobiography that his first "war decoration" was a "magisterial slap" from his mother, when he came home and told her what he had tried to do.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025
“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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