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Now the countdown to the official start of summer begins — and Mayor Brandon Johnson has unveiled his own travel plans.
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Now on with the countdown lol) and sitting down with a cup and my morning dose of Screencaps.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The best scenario, and one that has played out in other host nations as anxieties increase during the countdown, is that the on-field drama of the games is compelling enough to keep attention on the players and their teams.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Every generation of technology produces its own countdown to catastrophe.
—Ed Leavens, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Now on with the countdown lol) and sitting down with a cup and my morning dose of Screencaps.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
The best scenario, and one that has played out in other host nations as anxieties increase during the countdown, is that the on-field drama of the games is compelling enough to keep attention on the players and their teams.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Every generation of technology produces its own countdown to catastrophe.
—Ed Leavens, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Countdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countdown. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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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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