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- noun Plural form of
countdown .
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Examples
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In return, the sceptics could agree to stop bombarding respected researchers with FOIs and seizing on every error as proof that scientists are lying to us; the media could agree to go easy on the climate porn with all the "tipping points", "countdowns" and "points of no return" and start to convey the nuances and uncertainties in this especially complex area of science; and politicians could agree to stop demanding a level of certainty on environmental impacts that computer models can never provide.
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Other towns, zoos and amusement parks have created an even earlier alternative New Year celebration, dubbed "Noon Year's Eve," with countdowns and ball drops that happen when the sun is high in the sky.
For Some, Ringing In the New Year at Midnight Is So Last Year Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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Rapala crank baits are the best, i live in Montana and fish all summer long, if you get the cd-7 countdowns you will not be diappointed
what is the best lure for trout. I like panther martins but i want to give something else a shot? 2009
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Even if we get through this current countdown without major damage to the economy or the country's standing in the world, the truth is that we have more countdowns ahead of us.
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson: Fiscal Follies: Facing the Budget Auto-Destruct Countdown, Without an Escape Pod Scott Bittle 2011
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Rapala crank baits are the best, i live in Montana and fish all summer long, if you get the cd-7 countdowns you will not be diappointed
what is the best lure for trout. I like panther martins but i want to give something else a shot? 2009
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I really like what you said about delaying revelations, slowing down time, and countdowns.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Libby Fischer Hellmann on Suspense, part 2 2009
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Both the adults and the students stage some serious countdowns and many sort of wander the building, asking each other, "What are we still doing here?"
Shaun Johnson: Tests Are Over, School's Out Then, Right? Shaun Johnson 2011
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I can remember getting up early just to watch Gemini countdowns.
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Both the adults and the students stage some serious countdowns and many sort of wander the building, asking each other, "What are we still doing here?"
Shaun Johnson: Tests Are Over, School's Out Then, Right? Shaun Johnson 2011
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Bud Light, Pepsi, Coca-Cola Zero, Patron and Don Julio Tequila all lent their names and marketing dollars to various countdowns and musical performances by, for instance, Ludacris, Melanie Amaro of "The X Factor," Nelly, Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood .
Pre-Gaming in Indy 2012
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