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That countdown clock is a nightmare about to come true for Windows users the world over.
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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
These days, adults can also take part in the exciting countdown.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
With Jeff Lynne’s ELO revisiting so many of their greatest hits on the Over and Out Tour, which makes its way to downtown Phoenix on Monday, Oct. 21, for a stop at Footprint Center, here’s one longtime fan and critic’s countdown of their 30 best songs.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2024
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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
These days, adults can also take part in the exciting countdown.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
With Jeff Lynne’s ELO revisiting so many of their greatest hits on the Over and Out Tour, which makes its way to downtown Phoenix on Monday, Oct. 21, for a stop at Footprint Center, here’s one longtime fan and critic’s countdown of their 30 best songs.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 14 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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