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Example Sentences

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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

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

Investment into AI-focussed large-cap tech was narrative-based for the better part of two years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“Enrollment has been declining for the better part of two-and-a-half decades,” Carvalho said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

I tied the dogs off to a tree and took the snowshoes from the sled and spent the better part of an hour trying to work it out, moving around in the new snow.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen