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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Over the last couple of years, the summer had been the beginning of Anderson's offseason. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025 Kyrgios pulled out of Wimbledon earlier in June after yet another injury setback and has hardly played any tennis in the last couple of years. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 The dynamism of Israeli society has been on full display for the last couple of years. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 June 2025 Israel has long planned for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, and Iran has been severely hampered in the last couple of years. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the last/previous couple of

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