better part

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This placed Spalding, for the better part of a decade, as the most powerful owner in baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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

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

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

For the better part of a year now, Barack and his team had poured resources into Iowa, but according to most polls he was still running second or third behind Hillary and John Edwards.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama