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With only six episodes remaining, the countdown to the end of The Conners is officially on.
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The woman next to me turned away rather than watch the final countdown.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Last year, Danielson's appearance at the AEW All In Texas on-sale countdown event, sporting a shorter hairstyle reminiscent of his WWE SmackDown General Manager days.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The woman next to me turned away rather than watch the final countdown.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Last year, Danielson's appearance at the AEW All In Texas on-sale countdown event, sporting a shorter hairstyle reminiscent of his WWE SmackDown General Manager days.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 9 Apr. 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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