a couple

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“When we bring this massive amount of electricity demand to the grid, and there’s a couple ways the grid can respond,” Jeremiah Johnson, an environmental researcher at North Carolina State University, said.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

He played through it for a couple games in Arizona and the first game against the Angels on Friday, before he was scratched from the lineup the next day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

This case I think brings together a couple of themes.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

For a couple of seasons fans of Premier League and EFL teams have been used to players staying off the field for 30 seconds after the physio has been on the pitch.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Anyway, last year, for a couple of weeks at least, I was at the same table as Courtney.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott