and counting

phrase

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

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The nightmare eventually turned into 48 restaurants and counting. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Some residents have gone 14 days and counting without electricity. — Freida Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The point is to introduce yourself and get conversations going with a social club that’s already at 400 members and counting. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026 Italian scientists have released 130,000 common octopuses (and counting) to fight blue crabs that have proliferated in parts of the Mediterranean, to the detriment of local species. — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2026.

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