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For the better part of a year, I spent myriad sleepless nights wrestling with my conscience.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Walmart has been a killer stock for the better part of this decade, but it’s now struggling to keep pace with its biggest rivals and the overall market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Field said he spent the better part of a year resolving conflicts between the two sides, down to details like how to calculate the size of parts going into the vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
His career was taking off after the better part of a decade doing sets at the Comedy Store, where he was the first Vietnamese American person to work as a door guy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
He had spent the better part of two days on the crapper.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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