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The countdown is on for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s second international tour of 2026, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex due to return to Australia for the first time in eight years.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
The 96-page collector's keepsake is available on newsstands and Amazon on April 10, in the countdown to the 100th anniversary of her birth.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The countdown of all the cobbled sectors, the five-star difficulty rating, the dust and the mechanicals.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
On the live broadcast, NASA commentator Derrol Nail started with the countdown to liftoff.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
The 96-page collector's keepsake is available on newsstands and Amazon on April 10, in the countdown to the 100th anniversary of her birth.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The countdown of all the cobbled sectors, the five-star difficulty rating, the dust and the mechanicals.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
On the live broadcast, NASA commentator Derrol Nail started with the countdown to liftoff.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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