the last/previous couple of

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

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Snow shoveling — a laborious chore has become a routine activity for millions of Americans after a deadly winter storm covered swaths of the country with fresh snow over the last couple of days. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 Yet he’s only seen one truck go through the area in the last couple of days. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025 The story of the Menendez brothers has captured public attention in the last couple of months. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025 Some of the decline of the last couple of years is justified by the decline in the EBITDA of the company, falling from $2.2 billion in 2022 to $0.5 billion in 2023. Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 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 Jan. 2025.

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