a couple

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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

Heat the oil in a skillet, crack in a couple of eggs, and let the edges crisp.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

You can find a few old photos, from the late 1980s, of Trump and Hogan posing together, when the future president played host to a couple of major WWE events.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"Then I connected with Pogba, a couple of the City players, Jack Grealish."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Jonah and I have spent the last few weekends here, helping Dad fix up a couple of units on the fourth floor.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam