better part
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Having spent the better part of the past decade making streaming series — “Too Old to Die Young” for Amazon and “Copenhagen Cowboy” for Netflix — Refn has once again returned to cinema.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Together for the better part of four decades, L7 did not faff around with small talk and pleasantries: They took the stage and rocked your face off.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
MarketWatch spent the better part of a day recreating it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
"We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it's not because we haven't had anything to say," Baldoni said.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
After their grease- monkey morning, they spent the better part of an hour sprucing up in the lavatory of the garage.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
