magnum opus

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But through Bad Bunny, Puerto Rico had something to say: He tapped into his unique star power with his zeitgeist-defining magnum opus, his 2025 album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

In a landmark event for film lovers, the fully restored, uncut version of Ramesh Sippy's 1975 magnum opus will have its world premiere at Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, Italy, on Friday.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Balaboosta is arguably your magnum opus, if you will, restaurant-wise.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

It is the opening of John Keegan’s 1993 magnum opus, A History of Warfare: War is not the continuation of policy by other means.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker