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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With budget shortfalls projected over the next couple of years, San Jose needs leaders who can unify behind pragmatic and cost-effective approaches to the city’s major challenges.
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Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Mittelstadt isn’t a pending unrestricted free agent, so an acquiring team has to be ready to commit to him for the next couple of seasons.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Today’s top stories (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Southern California’s wild winter continues
SoCal’s recent unusually warm temperatures are expected to ramp up over the next couple of days, peaking by midweek, when some areas will see highs in the low 90s.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Close to 100,000 federal government positions will be eliminated or moved from Washington in the next couple of years, Kamins and Begley estimate.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
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Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Mittelstadt isn’t a pending unrestricted free agent, so an acquiring team has to be ready to commit to him for the next couple of seasons.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Today’s top stories (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Southern California’s wild winter continues
SoCal’s recent unusually warm temperatures are expected to ramp up over the next couple of days, peaking by midweek, when some areas will see highs in the low 90s.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Close to 100,000 federal government positions will be eliminated or moved from Washington in the next couple of years, Kamins and Begley estimate.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
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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 9 Mar. 2025.
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