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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The rebels who toppled Assad are led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani, a man who has spent the better part of his adult life as a peripatetic jihadist mercenary.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Corbet had spent the better part of a decade thinking about the nineteen-fifties, the same era hailed as a beacon by the once and future President.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
To be able to build the trust of the Taliban and film with them for the greater part of a year is so commendable.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite these sets of production trims and ongoing conflict threatening the hydrocarbon-rich Middle Eastern region, global oil prices have remained subdued for the better part of this year, under pressure from a tepid demand outlook.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Corbet had spent the better part of a decade thinking about the nineteen-fifties, the same era hailed as a beacon by the once and future President.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
To be able to build the trust of the Taliban and film with them for the greater part of a year is so commendable.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Despite these sets of production trims and ongoing conflict threatening the hydrocarbon-rich Middle Eastern region, global oil prices have remained subdued for the better part of this year, under pressure from a tepid demand outlook.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 5 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2024.
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