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countdown

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as in preliminary

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Recent Examples of countdown The single-stage rocket hopper has completed two countdown rehearsals at Esrange Space Center in Sweden, but the harsh Scandinavian winter may prevent Themis from taking flight this year. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026 Now watching the countdown to the livestream on a smartphone, an elevator was taken to the Pulitzer office on the seventh floor, but it was locked. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 This year’s special, titled Live’s Halloween Shockin’ Eve, puts a spooky spin on a New Year’s Eve countdown, celebrating some of the biggest pop culture moments and viral trends of the past year. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026 Its capabilities include City Navigation on Autopilot (CNOA), High-speed Navigation on Autopilot (HNOA), traffic-light recognition with countdown displays, and obstacle avoidance designed to operate across a variety of driving scenarios. — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for countdown

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This year’s Miss World competition recently made headlines during the preliminaries when Ugandan delegate Elle Muhoza made a powerful fashion statement.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Definition of preliminary

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Here is a document that shows the evolution and creation of the auction scene, the rising of the chandelier during the overture and the gala scene, which have become iconic scenes in theatrical history.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026
His music put melody and relatability ahead of acrobatics, and his overtures still had swagger.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026

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Hemphill says doing the main pruning in spring prevents winter damage to tender young shoots and gives them a clean start for the new season.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
Méndez finished his first regular season with six goals and four assists in 14 appearances with 10 starts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of start

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That counterinsurgency campaign was a prelude to the state terror unleashed under the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, in which human rights groups estimate that around 30,000 people were killed or disappeared.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Saturday Night Live host, actor and comedian Druski starred in a sketch that imagined a prelude to You Can See Everything, the metadocumentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026

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