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As she pressed on over the better part of a year, a second idea came to her “like a fever dream.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
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
The U.S. took up the banner of free trade after World War II and then spent the better part of eight decades building the global order around it.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Finally, one day he stopped long enough to trot down to the board meeting— which had been going on for the better part of a week—and demanded his payment in full!
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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