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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Deepdale had a plastic pitch for the best part of a decade.
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Senator Ted Cruz, who has worked to cultivate a relationship with Mr. Thiel over the years, said this was not, in fact, the best part of the weekend.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
While the soup simmers, make the toasted bread topping, which is arguably the best part of French onion soup.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
For the better part of a decade, crack cocaine had been streaming into Charlotte’s neighborhoods.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Senator Ted Cruz, who has worked to cultivate a relationship with Mr. Thiel over the years, said this was not, in fact, the best part of the weekend.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
While the soup simmers, make the toasted bread topping, which is arguably the best part of French onion soup.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
For the better part of a decade, crack cocaine had been streaming into Charlotte’s neighborhoods.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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