the last/previous couple of

idiom

: the past two
They've lost the last/previous couple of games.

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Recent Examples on the Web The far right’s gains in the last couple of years have forced many centrist proponents of the European Union to wake up to the possibility of a far-right takeover of the EU, something that was long thought of as a conceptual and practical impossibility. Hans Kundnani, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024 Apple’s trend in the last couple of years was to give the previous generation’s top processor to the base-model iPhone and introduce a new, stronger chip for the Pro. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 4 Sep. 2024 Prioritizing customization Blanchard said that the last couple of years have seen trends in home design shift to fashions that, above all else, are easily customizable. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2024 And the last couple of months have provided a glimmer of hope for Hollywood, which has struggled as audiences have grown more accustomed to TV streaming devices since the COVID-19 pandemic. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the last/previous couple of 

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“The last/previous couple of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20last%2Fprevious%20couple%20of. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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