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“The greater part of the explanation lies in the costs and liabilities of hiring in California — costs and especially liabilities that are higher than other states,” he said in an emailed statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

She is absent for the greater part of the novel but makes an entrance for its symbolic and complex finale, when the setting shifts to Israel in 1981.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Captain Ben Stokes has pointed out his team are at a disadvantage because pace bowlers, with their longer run-ups, bowl more overs in the UK than other countries where spin plays a greater part.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

He regretted that climate change and its impact on Pakistan are not a greater part of public and political discourse.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

At that time Aureliano Segundo postponed any appointments in order to be with Meme, to take her to the movies or the circus, and he spent the greater part of his idle time with her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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