the next couple of
idiom
: the upcoming two : the next two
Our schedule is booked solid for the next couple of weeks.
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The wouldn’t change until 1997 when Black Sabbath took part in the inaugural Ozzfest tour, and then proceeded to gig with Osbourne across the globe for the next couple of years.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
And there’s predictability for the next couple of seasons.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Goldman Sachs estimates that roughly two-thirds of all occupations will be changed by AI, and the World Economic Forum, or WEF, estimates that AI will create 97 million new jobs over the next couple of years.
—Lisa Gevelber, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Hankins can probably function at a relatively high level in that same role for the next couple of seasons.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
And there’s predictability for the next couple of seasons.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Goldman Sachs estimates that roughly two-thirds of all occupations will be changed by AI, and the World Economic Forum, or WEF, estimates that AI will create 97 million new jobs over the next couple of years.
—Lisa Gevelber, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
Hankins can probably function at a relatively high level in that same role for the next couple of seasons.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 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 12 Feb. 2025.
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