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This will be Underwood’s second time headlining New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, having previously done so on the countdown to 2016.
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Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
The organization found that on top of urgent messaging, some sellers on the online marketplace Etsy are using fake countdown timers on deals that don’t expire.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
If a sale has a countdown clock of limited-time deals, shoppers should also take a minute to check if the sale is legitimate as scammers often create a false sense of urgency, experts say.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The music chart organization had posted a montage of Swift to celebrate her achievements as part of its Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century countdown.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
The organization found that on top of urgent messaging, some sellers on the online marketplace Etsy are using fake countdown timers on deals that don’t expire.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
If a sale has a countdown clock of limited-time deals, shoppers should also take a minute to check if the sale is legitimate as scammers often create a false sense of urgency, experts say.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The music chart organization had posted a montage of Swift to celebrate her achievements as part of its Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century countdown.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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The Southern Section held its track and field preliminaries at four sites around Southern California on Saturday, and sophomore Brian Bonner of Valencia High continued his rise to prominence.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
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In 1988: Greg Louganis won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard at the Seoul Olympics one day after hitting his head on the diving board during the preliminaries.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
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In addition to contributing to Trump's inauguration, both tech leaders have made other overtures to the president-elect in recent months.Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The former Syrian ruler had rejoined the Arab League last year and made overtures to Gulf Arab neighbors to gain support for reconstruction, which would then have allowed for return of Syrian refugees.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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If past is prelude, Trump’s resulting approach will likely be highly disruptive—especially since some of his goals are mutually incompatible.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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The altcoin rally observed since November appears to be a prelude to a bigger altcoin season in 2025.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Also on Tuesday night, Ho struck down that request, ruling that the trial should proceed with an April 21 start date.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Freshman shooting guard Juan Cranford Jr. paced Saint Francis with 21 points – his fifth consecutive start of reaching double figures in that category – and grabbed two rebounds.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countdown. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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