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The countdown to the 2026 World Cup continues to tick.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The ritual of the countdown timer is ingrained in a racer’s head.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
At the time of the picture, NASA teams were hard at work preparing for the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal, when the rocket is fully fueled ahead of a mock launch, allowing engineers to isolate and troubleshoot lingering issues with the hardware and countdown.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Here is a countdown of the top 10 best places to live in Arizona.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The ritual of the countdown timer is ingrained in a racer’s head.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
At the time of the picture, NASA teams were hard at work preparing for the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal, when the rocket is fully fueled ahead of a mock launch, allowing engineers to isolate and troubleshoot lingering issues with the hardware and countdown.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Here is a countdown of the top 10 best places to live in Arizona.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 21 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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