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Then, teams will complete the final tests and preparations for the countdown on Monday.
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Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
The posters show a cloudy blue sky, an asterisk, and teased a website called Free Our Feeds, with a countdown clock to January 13.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
As Saturday turned over into Sunday and activation of the cameras neared, the participants started a countdown for the final ten seconds, tooting a couple of horns that were likely left over from New Year’s Eve.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
As the countdown to the 2025 legislative session continues, only four of the hundreds of bills expected to be introduced are related to juvenile crime, leaving many hoping for more substantial action.
—Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
The posters show a cloudy blue sky, an asterisk, and teased a website called Free Our Feeds, with a countdown clock to January 13.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
As Saturday turned over into Sunday and activation of the cameras neared, the participants started a countdown for the final ten seconds, tooting a couple of horns that were likely left over from New Year’s Eve.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2025
As the countdown to the 2025 legislative session continues, only four of the hundreds of bills expected to be introduced are related to juvenile crime, leaving many hoping for more substantial action.
—Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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