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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Millions of Americans across 18 states have been told to keep out of the sun this weekend and the next couple of days as weather forecasters warn of sweltering temperatures that could cause heat exhaustion and even heat strokes.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Dry conditions were expected throughout the day and through the next couple of days.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Expect seed rounds for coherence-analytics platforms within the next couple of years and Series A investments in hardware-software quantum-coherence bundles soon thereafter.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Strong and potentially destructive thunderstorms are expected to pummel parts of the Midwest, central Plains and Southeast this weekend, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible over the next couple of days.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Dry conditions were expected throughout the day and through the next couple of days.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Expect seed rounds for coherence-analytics platforms within the next couple of years and Series A investments in hardware-software quantum-coherence bundles soon thereafter.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Strong and potentially destructive thunderstorms are expected to pummel parts of the Midwest, central Plains and Southeast this weekend, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible over the next couple of days.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 9 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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