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The match opened with a very American, rocket-launch-style countdown.
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Bryan Preston,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Isar officials attributed the problem to a delay earlier in the countdown caused by an unauthorized boat in restricted waters along the rocket’s flight path.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
There's also a separate Photobooth option, which works much like a classic photo booth, taking four pictures on its own timing, complete with a countdown, then showing you the strip of four.
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M. David Stone,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
The countdown feature gives parents a clearer sense of how much time is left.
—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Bryan Preston,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Isar officials attributed the problem to a delay earlier in the countdown caused by an unauthorized boat in restricted waters along the rocket’s flight path.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
There's also a separate Photobooth option, which works much like a classic photo booth, taking four pictures on its own timing, complete with a countdown, then showing you the strip of four.
—
M. David Stone,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
The countdown feature gives parents a clearer sense of how much time is left.
—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 25 Jun. 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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