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countdown

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as in preliminary

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Recent Examples of countdown Put them down and put your camera away as the countdown reaches the last 30 seconds—the heart-in-your-throat moments of the experience. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 As the countdown to the 2026 college football season begins, UCF is ready to shift its focus from preseason camp to facing an actual opponent. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Someone listening to SpaceX's live stream began a countdown from 5 seconds, and everyone went silent and hands and eyes moved to cameras and viewfinders. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Yet even as his tenure enters its countdown, Duffy continues to lead a critical fight over the regulatory boundaries of derivatives markets. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 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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The overture came after months of tension between Canada and the United States, the country’s biggest export market and closest neighbor.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
They’re also required to report any such overtures to the league.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of overture

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That has led to speculation that bringing Sycamore’s specialty retail businesses together is a prelude to a potential sale of the group to another private equity firm, retail company or through an IPO.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Saturday night, there will be a poolside prelude tasting event for VIPs, and Sunday is the big festival that allows patrons a chance to sample all of the vineyard's wines while enjoying local food and live music.

— Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

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