How to Use and counting in a Sentence
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This family-run spot has served home-style dishes for 130-plus years and counting.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
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For 28 years and counting, Venezuela’s rulers have stolen or squandered much of the oil revenue of the most oil-rich country in the world.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
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Lee Child is the man who dreamed up Jack Reacher, the action-hero star of 30 thrillers and counting.
—New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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With more than 170 episodes and counting, the series has produced some of the best and most subversive comedy of this era.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
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Thankfully, Smart has been much luckier — with seven Emmys and counting, plus an eighth very likely on the way.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
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One thing that always stuck out to me was how ageless Hargitay remained throughout the 27 (and counting) seasons.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 July 2026
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Some residents have gone 14 days and counting without electricity.
—Freida Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
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Since then, scientists have found over 6,000 exoplanets and counting.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
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Four years later, and 30 5-star reviews and counting, all of those things are still true and readers are still discovering the joy of this Southern dessert.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
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So far, Meyer’s made a grand total of $700 (about $500 USD) and counting.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 July 2026
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The nightmare eventually turned into 48 restaurants and counting.
—Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
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The point is to introduce yourself and get conversations going with a social club that’s already at 400 members and counting.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026
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Vogue’s Favorite Essie Nail Polishes 45 years and counting, what are the best Essie nail polish shades?
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 July 2026
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Lionel Messi leads all players with eight goals this year and set the World Cup record at 21 — and counting — in his illustrious career.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
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But Golden State also has established a bar network in the region — 35 spots and counting — creating hubs for fans to gather to watch games.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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Take Kyle Richards, the patron matriarch of Beverly Hills for 15 seasons and counting.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
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But this isn’t the only travel-friendly bag at Quince—keep scrolling to discover more styles, including an adjustable leather sling with over 400 ratings and counting.
—Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
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As things stand, Kylian Mbappe could collect the Golden Boot (six goals), and Michael Olise could finish with the most assists (five and counting).
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
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What began as a single title has since grown into more than 400 books and counting, with Mike Berenstain now carrying on the family legacy.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
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Jackie, who had fought off two other eagles in her territory but was suffering from a mysterious underlying illness, has now been at the facility for about three weeks and counting.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
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With a capacity of 2 gigawatts and counting, Pavagada's arrays represent the world's largest cluster of photovoltaics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2020
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Near the Colorado-Utah border, several fires merged to devour more than 30,000 acres and counting in the Snyder Fire.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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The 39-year-old Messi’s age-defying run at this tournament, which includes eight goals and counting, has put Icons in a position to match, if not exceed, its sales from Qatar.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
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But who needs to worry about whether your own front door is locked when the preferred strategy is to go around kicking in everyone else’s doors, wrestling with them on their own front lawns, then declaring victory over them 152 times (and counting)?
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026
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Now boasting 15 franchises and counting, the WNBA and its players have moved beyond the requisite uniform.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
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According to Pew Research, California is home to 330 data centers and counting.
—Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
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Tottenham, one of the biggest spenders in Europe this summer with $300 million — and counting — of new players in its squad, was overwhelmed in a 3-0 defeat at Brentford.
—ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
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The Bring Boom Back’s official Discord server, known as Inviz Archive, is now 9,216 members strong and counting.
—Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
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Today, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is the leader in reusable space vehicles, with nearly 600 launches of boosters that have lifted off at least once before, and counting.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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The last decade has been an absolute whirlwind for the 38-year-old film school graduate, who could have never dreamed of the success he’s enjoyed as a YouTube personality with over 10 million subscribers (and counting).
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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