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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Martinez knows the next couple of weeks will be busy, spreading the word and collecting toy donations.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
So eventually, that land that over the next couple of months might be gotten by Russia anyway.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Among the rarest of weather phenomena, thundersnow could rattle portions of northern Michigan over the next couple of days as a potent winter storm moves across the area, the National Weather Service said in an online forecast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Chances are, most everything on your holiday wish list will be discounted at some point over the next couple of weeks.
—Mekialaya White, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
So eventually, that land that over the next couple of months might be gotten by Russia anyway.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Among the rarest of weather phenomena, thundersnow could rattle portions of northern Michigan over the next couple of days as a potent winter storm moves across the area, the National Weather Service said in an online forecast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Chances are, most everything on your holiday wish list will be discounted at some point over the next couple of weeks.
—Mekialaya White, CBS News, 24 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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