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Medusa operates a data-leak site that shows victims alongside countdowns to the release of information.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The return of the Shamrock Shake is as much a countdown to spring as the first warm day in March.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The countdown to the first post-enlistment BTS tour begins now.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
If the launch goes up, the quartet are slated to arrive to the ISS at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, which would start the countdown for the Crew-9 mission to return home.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The return of the Shamrock Shake is as much a countdown to spring as the first warm day in March.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The countdown to the first post-enlistment BTS tour begins now.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
If the launch goes up, the quartet are slated to arrive to the ISS at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, which would start the countdown for the Crew-9 mission to return home.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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