countdown
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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
Any tactic which can be judged as disrupting play - including leaving the ball on a cone and dropping the ball for a team-mate - could trigger a countdown.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Critics say the app’s countdown timers, amped-up chat feeds and other elements encourage impulse overspending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Harry arrived in the UK on Monday in a visit to mark the one-year countdown to next year's Invictus Games for wounded veterans, which he founded.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
And every morning, a new peppy cheerleader continued the countdown.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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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