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From cult classics with forever-iconic party scenes to hits of pure nostalgia, here are 25 movies—from When Harry Met Sally to Phantom Thread—to revisit before the big countdown.
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Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The website also features a countdown clock for when the Santa tracker map is going live.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
The website includes a holiday countdown, games, movie theater, holiday music, webstore and more.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
SpaceX's plans to launch four small communications satellites to a high Earth orbit were called off as the countdown reached T-0 seconds on Saturday (Dec. 1).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The website also features a countdown clock for when the Santa tracker map is going live.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
The website includes a holiday countdown, games, movie theater, holiday music, webstore and more.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
SpaceX's plans to launch four small communications satellites to a high Earth orbit were called off as the countdown reached T-0 seconds on Saturday (Dec. 1).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 2 Jan. 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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