countdown
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The company teased the event with a countdown clock on its website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Now, imagine all that delirium, sign-waving and call-in voting was in service of pushing Art Garfunkel to the pinnacle of the premier music video countdown.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
For example, the tube-bunker was initially envisioned as a “completely dark space” twinkling with a variety of malfunctioning countdown clocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
This is about players who deliberately delay the restart of play, so a countdown does not begin as soon as the ball goes out.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Tell ’at rocket boy we’ll all be there!” someone yelled, and then I heard them do a simulated countdown.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Many on social media considered these countdowns underwhelming, both outside and within the fandom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
“Night Flight” aired a wider variety of acts, and originated many of the eventual staples of MTV’s programming — video countdowns, artist profiles and the like.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Anticipation before the landing was feverish, with banner headlines across Indian newspapers and news channels running countdowns to the landing.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
This time with the game again on the line, Karinchak struck out Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez, oblivious to the taunting pitch-clock countdowns from the crowd.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
After a few more stretches, and Aaron's way-too-serious countdowns, it was time to run.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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