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Recent Examples of countdownThe countdown finally hits zero, signaling that time has officially run out for The Bear.—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 On June 20, the WNBA Portland X account posted the date of July 15, saying a countdown was on, potentially alluding to the announcement of the team's official name.—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025 That stasis is broken, though, when Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt) and Computer (Brian Koppelman) arrive one morning and put a literal countdown clock in the kitchen.—EW.com, 26 June 2025 SpaceX had reset the countdown clock for its next human spaceflight, but a NASA decision has forced another delay of the private Axiom Space Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station.—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for countdown
Today's listen Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Scripps National Spelling Bee is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week, with preliminaries kicking off last night.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 May 2025
Sports High School Sports News See who qualified from Thursday's preliminaries for the CIFSS Division 1 finals on Saturday at Mt. SAC.
The revelation has prompted outrage in Colombia and concern abroad, especially given the apparent overtures to foreign politicians and the suggestion that criminal networks could play a role in the country’s leadership transition.
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Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
The person and his wife have now made several overtures toward reconciling with us.
When did the partnership between Krispy Kreme and McDonald's start?
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Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
Susan Orlean’s memoir promises insight not only into her start at alt-weeklies, her journalism, and her brilliant narrative nonfiction works, but also provides a blueprint for how to live a creative life.
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