better part
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Except the UBA is more intricate: “Henry had spent the better part of two months just working with the problem of odds and equilibrium points in an effort to approximate that complexity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In fact, he’s been saying it explicitly for the better part of 40 years: “We should take the oil.”
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
His career was taking off after the better part of a decade doing sets at the Comedy Store, where he was the first Vietnamese American person to work as a door guy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Bale has admitted in interviews that he never thought that it would take the better part of two decades to realize his dream project.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
“If Peake and Rivers are successful, we will control the better part of Cape Wrath,” argued Strickland.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
