the best/better/greater part of
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: more than half of (something) : most of (something)
It took us the better part of a week to finish the job.
We've been waiting for the best part of an hour.
They live here for the greater part of the year.
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Outdated technology, codenames, and paranoia have marked the better part of the last two decades at Google (GOOGL-2.04%).
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
Kennedy, a former Democrat and scion of the famous political family, initially ran as an independent third-party and potential spoiler candidate, and has spent the better part of two decades spreading conspiracy theories that would likely inform the policies of a Trump administration.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
For the better part of a decade, Call of Duty was more or less a World War II anthology series.
—Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Harris has ramped up her appearances in Philadelphia in the home stretch of the presidential race after spending the better part of September campaigning in other areas of the state.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
Kennedy, a former Democrat and scion of the famous political family, initially ran as an independent third-party and potential spoiler candidate, and has spent the better part of two decades spreading conspiracy theories that would likely inform the policies of a Trump administration.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
For the better part of a decade, Call of Duty was more or less a World War II anthology series.
—Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Harris has ramped up her appearances in Philadelphia in the home stretch of the presidential race after spending the better part of September campaigning in other areas of the state.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“The best/better/greater part of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20best%2Fbetter%2Fgreater%20part%20of. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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