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Mariah Carey is officially kicking off the countdown to Christmas!
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Advent calendars tend to sell out fast, so make sure to grab yours before the countdown begins!
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
That countdown clock is a nightmare about to come true for Windows users the world over.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
For those who appreciate style and spook in equal measure, those 31 eerie days are basically a countdown to Halloween.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Advent calendars tend to sell out fast, so make sure to grab yours before the countdown begins!
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
That countdown clock is a nightmare about to come true for Windows users the world over.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
For those who appreciate style and spook in equal measure, those 31 eerie days are basically a countdown to Halloween.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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