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Honk recommends getting near the DMV office before the countdown gets close to concluding.
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Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The final countdown has arrived.
—Rachel Spector, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israeli government approved and signed the deal overnight, local time, kicking off a 24-hour countdown clock during which time troops had to withdraw to a pre-determined position.
—Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The notices also generally trigger a 60-day countdown before any terminations can take effect, allowing agencies to potentially revise their plans if Congress reaches a deal to reopen the government.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The final countdown has arrived.
—Rachel Spector, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israeli government approved and signed the deal overnight, local time, kicking off a 24-hour countdown clock during which time troops had to withdraw to a pre-determined position.
—Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The notices also generally trigger a 60-day countdown before any terminations can take effect, allowing agencies to potentially revise their plans if Congress reaches a deal to reopen the government.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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