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 latter tend to be the best part of every conference, reminding the industry that there are a ton of artists waiting to be discovered.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
Summer is the best part of it, every day with these guys, working.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
Pop quizzes on starting pitchers, iPads with video of at-bats at the ready, instructions shouted from the dugout steps, even though he’s been injured for the better part of the last seven weeks, Bregman is always focused on the game and how to help his teammates win.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Crunchy pickles: But the best part of this pasta salad has to be the pickles.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
Summer is the best part of it, every day with these guys, working.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
Pop quizzes on starting pitchers, iPads with video of at-bats at the ready, instructions shouted from the dugout steps, even though he’s been injured for the better part of the last seven weeks, Bregman is always focused on the game and how to help his teammates win.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Crunchy pickles: But the best part of this pasta salad has to be the pickles.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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