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Also, a valve connected to Orion’s hatch pressurization had issues during last month’s countdown demonstration in the VAB.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
New York switched to Chicago just before midnight, and Chance the Rapper did one song and did the countdown to midnight.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Its website’s home page features a countdown clock marking the days until Vasquez is due to deliver his recommendations.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Coogan stretches his massive wingspan and sways to the music as the on-air countdown ticks toward zero.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
New York switched to Chicago just before midnight, and Chance the Rapper did one song and did the countdown to midnight.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Its website’s home page features a countdown clock marking the days until Vasquez is due to deliver his recommendations.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Coogan stretches his massive wingspan and sways to the music as the on-air countdown ticks toward zero.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 14 Jan. 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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