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Here is a countdown of the top 10 best places to live in Arizona.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The box defrosted after the game in front of a crowd that gathered on all sides in the final minutes of the countdown.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The commercial even featured a countdown clock.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
The final countdown to Super Bowl LX is on, as the Patriots prepare to take on the Seahawks on Sunday night, with a shot at a historic seventh championship on the line for New England.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The box defrosted after the game in front of a crowd that gathered on all sides in the final minutes of the countdown.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The commercial even featured a countdown clock.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
The final countdown to Super Bowl LX is on, as the Patriots prepare to take on the Seahawks on Sunday night, with a shot at a historic seventh championship on the line for New England.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 13 Feb. 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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