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 confident rapper, R&B singer, indie-rock admirer, and lover boy of 2009’s So Far Gone was the better part of a decade in the making.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Finding your passion is like discovering the best part of yourself.
—Renee Winick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
No, because the best part of life really is the process in the basement.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
That was the case for the New England Patriots, who dominated the league for the better part of 20 years.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Finding your passion is like discovering the best part of yourself.
—Renee Winick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
No, because the best part of life really is the process in the basement.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
That was the case for the New England Patriots, who dominated the league for the better part of 20 years.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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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 18 Feb. 2025.
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