Independence Day
noun
: a civil holiday for the celebration of the anniversary of the beginnings of national independence
specifically
: July 4 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
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The pair have been romantically linked since July 2024, after the singer posted photos of them holding hands and getting close for Independence Day in New York City.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Reservations with its 600 instructors opened after Independence Day, and they’re booked solid.
—Stacey Lastoe, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
And then there is the post-Jaws monster movie, where the macho act of pulling out the big guns doesn’t work — as evidenced by Alien, Independence Day, Cloverfield — and the monster has to be tackled by wits alone.
—David Colman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Fox’s credits include the movies Independence Day, Batman & Robin, Not Another Church Movie and the Jussie Smollett directed movie, The Lost Holliday.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Reservations with its 600 instructors opened after Independence Day, and they’re booked solid.
—Stacey Lastoe, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
And then there is the post-Jaws monster movie, where the macho act of pulling out the big guns doesn’t work — as evidenced by Alien, Independence Day, Cloverfield — and the monster has to be tackled by wits alone.
—David Colman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Fox’s credits include the movies Independence Day, Batman & Robin, Not Another Church Movie and the Jussie Smollett directed movie, The Lost Holliday.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Independence Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Independence%20Day. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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