and counting

phrase

: with more to come
in business for 50 years and counting

Examples of and counting in a Sentence

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Nebty cautions that observation periods and counting methods differ between investigations, so the numbers are not perfectly comparable. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 But there was another Olivia Benson on the screen that night … the cat Olivia Benson, whom the pop superstar — who boasts 277 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 to date — named after the beloved character played by Hargitay for 27 seasons and counting. Anna Chan, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 With global box office at $512 million and counting, Obsession is the biggest-ever TIFF pickup. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The district’s numbers are somewhat different because the counting methods and counting dates are not identical. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and counting

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of and counting was in 1970

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“And counting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20counting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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