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“The real value is in personal trends over a couple of weeks, not any single night’s numbers,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Then we went to put in the second model, and it took a couple of days. The testing was easier, and there were far fewer bugs," he said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
After a couple of red carpet run-ins where there seemed to be palpable chemistry, actor Andrew Garfield's appearance on Dimoldenberg's show set the internet alight with speculation of genuine romance.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
For a couple of years, Trinidad juggled barber college, work at FedEx and missionary work through his L.A. church, Iglesia De Jesucristo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Only after I’d been enrolled a couple of weeks had we found out that most of the Chinatown kids went to Lincoln High.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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