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After Katelyn initiated a countdown, the parents cut into the cake and were thrilled to find blue inside.
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The countdown does not seem so terrifying with such a support system in place—and having a network of friends doesn’t help delineate what separates humans from the aliens.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
The page is adorned with a large countdown clock — with a timer going down to the second — to get listeners excited.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
The countdown to spring is on; and this year, Bobbi Brown wants everyone to lighten up—literally and figuratively.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
While that countdown to Election Day — offset by an ever-more paranoid web of intrigued linked to untrustworthy election technology and the malefactors who wield it — might structure the six-part series, individual episodes explore contemporary concerns from unexpected angles.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Many of the deceased were plagued by the same hallucinatory countdowns: a deadline by which to halt their research, or else.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Combined with the promo page and countdown clock, the feature allows authors to engage in fandom in a way that is more typical of music than publishing.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
Since last week, fans have been speculating about the meaning of a countdown clock on Church’s website.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The countdown does not seem so terrifying with such a support system in place—and having a network of friends doesn’t help delineate what separates humans from the aliens.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
The page is adorned with a large countdown clock — with a timer going down to the second — to get listeners excited.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
The countdown to spring is on; and this year, Bobbi Brown wants everyone to lighten up—literally and figuratively.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
While that countdown to Election Day — offset by an ever-more paranoid web of intrigued linked to untrustworthy election technology and the malefactors who wield it — might structure the six-part series, individual episodes explore contemporary concerns from unexpected angles.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Many of the deceased were plagued by the same hallucinatory countdowns: a deadline by which to halt their research, or else.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Combined with the promo page and countdown clock, the feature allows authors to engage in fandom in a way that is more typical of music than publishing.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
Since last week, fans have been speculating about the meaning of a countdown clock on Church’s website.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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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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