Examples of the last/previous couple of in a Sentence
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But Americans have been acting a bit like their European counterparts from across the pond over the last couple of years.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Over the last couple of years, H5N1 has also been detected in dozens of mammal species.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Over the last couple of months, multiple reports about Megalopolis — including from THR — have shed light on the project that Coppola has been discussing for decades.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
In total, the NLRB has taken legal action in more than 700 unfair labor practice cases leveled against Starbucks by employees — the majority of which were filed in the last couple of years.
—Mathew J Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
If the artichokes are browning too fast, lower the temperature or simply cover them with aluminum foil until the center is tender, then proceed to brown them for the last couple of minutes.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2024
Definitely, quicker than it’s been during the last couple of coaching cycles the Hornets have gone through, with Steve Clifford being the most recent example.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
The cause is the same as the last couple of delays: a leak of helium from the craft’s service module.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 22 May 2024
This was the most recent of my regular visits to our Southern border, and there is no question the situation on the ground has changed for the worse in the last couple of years and is untenable.
—Mike Levin, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Over the last couple of years, H5N1 has also been detected in dozens of mammal species.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Over the last couple of months, multiple reports about Megalopolis — including from THR — have shed light on the project that Coppola has been discussing for decades.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
In total, the NLRB has taken legal action in more than 700 unfair labor practice cases leveled against Starbucks by employees — the majority of which were filed in the last couple of years.
—Mathew J Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
If the artichokes are browning too fast, lower the temperature or simply cover them with aluminum foil until the center is tender, then proceed to brown them for the last couple of minutes.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2024
Definitely, quicker than it’s been during the last couple of coaching cycles the Hornets have gone through, with Steve Clifford being the most recent example.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
The cause is the same as the last couple of delays: a leak of helium from the craft’s service module.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 22 May 2024
This was the most recent of my regular visits to our Southern border, and there is no question the situation on the ground has changed for the worse in the last couple of years and is untenable.
—Mike Levin, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
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