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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
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
After she sat on those requests for the better part of 2025, the U.S.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
Bale has admitted in interviews that he never thought that it would take the better part of two decades to realize his dream project.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
Birth was loud and messy and frightening, and it felt to Antain as if it took a lifetime or more, though in truth they were only at it for the better part of the morning.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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