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With those ceremonial notices, an informal countdown begins to the moment that the new pope's identity is revealed to the world.
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
River Hill girls lacrosse is this week's Howard County Team of the Week, plus a countdown of the week's top individual performances.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
The countdown continues, with Doechii as just one of many ’fits to have fun pondering and witnessing be brought to life on this coming first Monday in May.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 May 2025
After six seconds, the door opened; a click signaled the start of the countdown.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
River Hill girls lacrosse is this week's Howard County Team of the Week, plus a countdown of the week's top individual performances.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
The countdown continues, with Doechii as just one of many ’fits to have fun pondering and witnessing be brought to life on this coming first Monday in May.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 May 2025
After six seconds, the door opened; a click signaled the start of the countdown.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 17 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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