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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The company will enroll its first patients over the next couple of months, with results potentially coming by the end of the year or early next year, CEO Jerry McLaughlin told Fortune.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Audit Committee wants an update on their progress in the next couple of months.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Here is a chronological look at those three gatherings, followed by a quick list of other places to hear jazz and jazz-adjacent music in the next couple of months.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Two nights of storytelling and music inspired by Grymes’ research will take place in the next couple of months.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Audit Committee wants an update on their progress in the next couple of months.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Here is a chronological look at those three gatherings, followed by a quick list of other places to hear jazz and jazz-adjacent music in the next couple of months.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Two nights of storytelling and music inspired by Grymes’ research will take place in the next couple of months.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
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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 Feb. 2026.
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