better part

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“The situation in Iran is certainly the primary driver of longer-duration yields, as it has been for the better part of two months,” said Chip Hughey, managing director, fixed income, at Truist Advisory Services.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

So why are they selling after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the property over the better part of a decade?

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

That’s proving hard to do, given how pessimistic people have been about the economy for the better part of the past five years.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But I knew how ridiculous that was; three of us had spent the better part of a year accumulating the money.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls