the next couple of
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: the upcoming two : the next two
Our schedule is booked solid for the next couple of weeks.
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Over the next couple of days, my general fear of heights and my more specific fear of falling off a telegraph pole began to subside.
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Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Cornejo has been drawing on all of these experiences to envision what the next couple of years could look like.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Any service in the next couple of years would likely be less reliable, of lower quality, and more expensive.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Yes, but: Wood Mackenzie suggests growth may level off or decline through the next couple of years.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Cornejo has been drawing on all of these experiences to envision what the next couple of years could look like.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Any service in the next couple of years would likely be less reliable, of lower quality, and more expensive.
—Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Yes, but: Wood Mackenzie suggests growth may level off or decline through the next couple of years.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the next couple of
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“The next couple of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20couple%20of. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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