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The structure is the band reunion and countdown to a final concert by Spinal Tap, who we are told disbanded 15 years ago.
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Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The countdown has begun and contractors who fail to act are gambling not only with their government revenue but with the security of the nation’s defense supply chain.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Advent Calendar continues that tradition, making the countdown to Christmas a daily treat.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
On July 1, ESPN confirmed to The Athletic that Moss would return to his role on the Sunday countdown.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The countdown has begun and contractors who fail to act are gambling not only with their government revenue but with the security of the nation’s defense supply chain.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Advent Calendar continues that tradition, making the countdown to Christmas a daily treat.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
On July 1, ESPN confirmed to The Athletic that Moss would return to his role on the Sunday countdown.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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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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