[General] the next 10years/the future 10 years

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jiaruchan

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China will see political turmoils in the next/future ten years.

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Does the word 'future' work in the context to mean the same as 'next'? Thank you.
 

Rover_KE

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No. Stick to 'next'.
 

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emsr2d2

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I would say "political turmoil", not "turmoils". We rarely use the plural of the word.
 
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