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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Arguably the best part of this already popular YouTube series are the deeply thoughtful questions from Evans that his guest must answer while attempting to manage chicken wings slathered in hot sauces with names like Da Bomb and Arbol Scorpion.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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For the better part of a year leading up to production, Audiard and his team had planned to shoot on location in Mexico City.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Competitors: Array Technologies Weight in the Club portfolio: 0.72% Initiation: June 27, 2024 Most recent buy: July 3, 2024 Arguably the best part of Nextracker’s report was the increase in its backlog — even more so than the revenue and earnings beats.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
For the better part of three months, The Chai Box worked tirelessly from 3am to well into the night, steeping in the kettles all morning, then bottling all afternoon.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Photo: Page 114, Why Not Productions, Pathé Films, France 2 Cinêma
For the better part of a year leading up to production, Audiard and his team had planned to shoot on location in Mexico City.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Competitors: Array Technologies Weight in the Club portfolio: 0.72% Initiation: June 27, 2024 Most recent buy: July 3, 2024 Arguably the best part of Nextracker’s report was the increase in its backlog — even more so than the revenue and earnings beats.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
For the better part of three months, The Chai Box worked tirelessly from 3am to well into the night, steeping in the kettles all morning, then bottling all afternoon.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 19 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 14 Nov. 2024.
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