better part
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Having spent the better part of the past decade making streaming series — “Too Old to Die Young” for Amazon and “Copenhagen Cowboy” for Netflix — Refn has once again returned to cinema.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Together for the better part of four decades, L7 did not faff around with small talk and pleasantries: They took the stage and rocked your face off.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
MarketWatch spent the better part of a day recreating it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
"We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it's not because we haven't had anything to say," Baldoni said.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
She had spent the better part of the past eight years in Europe, and during that time her career in the United States had languished.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
