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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a couple key" is not correct in standard written English.
It should be "a couple of key" when referring to a few important items or points.
Example: "There are a couple of key factors to consider when making this decision."
Alternatives: "a few important" or "several crucial".
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When Dunkin refused to side with Madigan on a couple key bills a year ago, Madigan put $2.8 million into the campaign of a primary challenger, Juliana Stratton, who defeated Dunkin on March 15.
We lost a couple key guys, no question.
I think they may have to make a couple of changes, and certainly getting a couple key guys healthy would help.
"I've already figured out a couple key points in my game and some flaws that I need to get better for next year.
Anna Christal, Mr. Fedesh's assistant, interjected, "We can't obviously offer a traffic zone like the other places can, but we identified a couple key times when there is a lot of traffic, like tonight and tomorrow night".
Deron Williams finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and a couple key plays down the stretch after what appeared to be another blowout turned into a close game.
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The fact that we can move from reading an e-mail, to working in a spreadsheet, to editing a movie (essentially "multitasking") with the stroke of a couple keys inherently creates a problem.
There's something called an awesome bar that lets users get URLs and sites just by hitting a couple keys and tapping a recommendation based on previous searches.
There were a couple of key turnovers and they hit some key shots.
More strategically, a couple of key questions come to mind.
Every poll has a couple of key points.
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