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The Chiefs, meanwhile, will begin their one-week countdown to the big game as Swift joins her peers in the music industry.
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The intrigue: While lots of wrestlers declare for the Royal Rumble, most of the competitors and their order of entry are kept a mystery, making every countdown of the timer more exciting.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
The album announcement follows a days-long countdown hosted on the musician’s official website.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The conference championship games are over and the countdown to Super Bowl LIX begins.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The intrigue: While lots of wrestlers declare for the Royal Rumble, most of the competitors and their order of entry are kept a mystery, making every countdown of the timer more exciting.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
The album announcement follows a days-long countdown hosted on the musician’s official website.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The conference championship games are over and the countdown to Super Bowl LIX begins.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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