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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If this run doesn’t convince the Broncos that the 29-year-old can be it, at least for the next couple of seasons, then nothing likely will.
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Geomagnetic activity is also expected to ramp up over the next couple of years, with a potential peak in late 2025 before peaking again in 2027 and 2028, according to NASA.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Critics like Dennis Kelleher of the advocacy group Better Markets are concerned the latest rally around crypto could create a short-term boom over the next couple of years but could lead to a catastrophic financial crisis.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Environmental conditions are conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next couple of days while the system moves slowly westward into the western Caribbean Sea.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Geomagnetic activity is also expected to ramp up over the next couple of years, with a potential peak in late 2025 before peaking again in 2027 and 2028, according to NASA.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Critics like Dennis Kelleher of the advocacy group Better Markets are concerned the latest rally around crypto could create a short-term boom over the next couple of years but could lead to a catastrophic financial crisis.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Environmental conditions are conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next couple of days while the system moves slowly westward into the western Caribbean Sea.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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