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Teams worked feverishly through the final countdown.
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
The countdown to Coco walking down the aisle is on.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 July 2025
On August 12 this year, a number of articles will be published and a lot of fuss will be made about the one-year countdown to mainland Europe's first eclipse in a generation.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Friday marks the start of a countdown to America’s 250th birthday next year, and rarely has the nation felt so divided.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
The countdown to Coco walking down the aisle is on.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 11 July 2025
On August 12 this year, a number of articles will be published and a lot of fuss will be made about the one-year countdown to mainland Europe's first eclipse in a generation.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Friday marks the start of a countdown to America’s 250th birthday next year, and rarely has the nation felt so divided.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 25 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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