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Harry is expected to be in the UK for events related to the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in Birmingham.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2026
The organizer said the rolling countdown is designed to unite Americans across the country during the nation's semiquincentennial celebration.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
With the first steel piles officially in the ground, the countdown to the plant’s 2029 operational debut is underway.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
The countdown to America's 250th anniversary is underway, and so is one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
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Justin Adams,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2026
The organizer said the rolling countdown is designed to unite Americans across the country during the nation's semiquincentennial celebration.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
With the first steel piles officially in the ground, the countdown to the plant’s 2029 operational debut is underway.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
The countdown to America's 250th anniversary is underway, and so is one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
—
Justin Adams,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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countdown
noun
count·down
ˈkau̇nt-ˌdau̇n 
: the process of counting off backward in fixed units (as seconds) the time remaining before an event (as the launching of a rocket)
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