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On June 20, the WNBA Portland X account posted the date of July 15, saying a countdown was on, potentially alluding to the announcement of the team's official name.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
That stasis is broken, though, when Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt) and Computer (Brian Koppelman) arrive one morning and put a literal countdown clock in the kitchen.
—EW.com, 26 June 2025
SpaceX had reset the countdown clock for its next human spaceflight, but a NASA decision has forced another delay of the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
One is a countdown to the concert, showing the rehearsals while introducing the artist, his production team, his entourage and his family.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 June 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
That stasis is broken, though, when Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt) and Computer (Brian Koppelman) arrive one morning and put a literal countdown clock in the kitchen.
—EW.com, 26 June 2025
SpaceX had reset the countdown clock for its next human spaceflight, but a NASA decision has forced another delay of the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
One is a countdown to the concert, showing the rehearsals while introducing the artist, his production team, his entourage and his family.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 June 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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