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Let the countdown begin: Love Island USA season 7 is almost here.
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Monique Wilson, Glamour, 21 May 2025
Believe it or not, it’s been 25 years since 106 & Park first hit our television screens — a whole quarter-century since that iconic stage, those elevated couches, the Top 10 countdown, and the beginning of its unmatched cultural impact.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025
The season of state testing has recently passed for elementary school students in Texas, and all eyes are set on the countdown to summer vacation, which begins May 23 in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
The countdown to higher prices has begun China is already shipping a lot less to the US, with industry data showing a plunge in sailings last month.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Monique Wilson, Glamour, 21 May 2025
Believe it or not, it’s been 25 years since 106 & Park first hit our television screens — a whole quarter-century since that iconic stage, those elevated couches, the Top 10 countdown, and the beginning of its unmatched cultural impact.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025
The season of state testing has recently passed for elementary school students in Texas, and all eyes are set on the countdown to summer vacation, which begins May 23 in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
The countdown to higher prices has begun China is already shipping a lot less to the US, with industry data showing a plunge in sailings last month.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 30 May. 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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