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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Read more: Bengals QB Joe Burrow's Latest Message Is a Warning to the NFL Despite the lower production over the last couple of years, Mahomes has still led his team to a lot of success. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 Over the last couple of years, the Grizzlies and Magic have built reputations as being relatively smart organizations, and this win-win trade between the two teams is the most recent example. Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 The Courant has reported this and on many, if not all, of these natural disasters over the last couple of several hundred years. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025 He’s spent the last couple of weeks taking live at-bats and running the bases at the team’s player development facility in Tampa. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the last/previous couple of

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“The last/previous couple of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20last%2Fprevious%20couple%20of. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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