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Discover LudwigThe phrase "previous few" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion
It can be used when referring to a small number of items or events that occurred before the current point in time, but it is better to use a more precise term.
Example: "In the previous few meetings, we discussed the budget and project timelines."
Alternatives: "last few" or "prior few"
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The previous few seconds had taken everything out of me.
I went over my previous few days in my mind.
And it has seen more activity this year than in the previous few decades.
In one scene, he describes the previous few years as "very frightening".
But in the previous few years I'd had too many still births and total abortions.
Just how much significance can he attach to any of the previous few weeks?
(Belcher had been with another woman for the previous few hours).
Al had spent the previous few weeks on the phone and at his fax machine.
The previous few days have been chaotic and frightening, Johnson explains.
His previous few albums had been streaked with intimations of mortality that now became more alarming.
It was with the backdrop of the previous few months as well.
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