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Recent Examples of legal holidayAnd only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.—Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024 That bill would also allow the sale if the check isn’t completed within three days, excluding weekends and legal holidays.—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024 Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023 Ogilvie’s successor, Gov. Dan Walker, signed a bill creating the legal holiday while also approving a measure to prohibit the state from ordering busing to achieve racial balance in public schools.—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for legal holiday
The two big Christian holy days are eternally linked.
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
24 Dec. 2024
Because at roughly the same time, Christmas was also changing and becoming virtually two holidays: a spiritual holy day that focused on the Good News of the birth of Jesus Christ, and a secular commercial phenomenon that had little to do with Christianity at all.
Thanks to Johnson’s four previous years with Dan Campbell in Miami (which had included taking over Campbell’s tight ends during the latter’s 2015 stint as the Dolphins’ interim), Johnson remained in Detroit for 2021 as Campbell’s first official hire.
Jacob Robinson,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
The Kings promoted assistant coach Doug Christie to take over as the interim for now and will likely do a full search for a replacement over the offseason.
The appointment, announced on the Catholic feast of the Epiphany, positions McElroy at the forefront of the U.S. Catholic Church as Donald Trump begins his second term as president.
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
The sailors’ splashes and cries, along with the debris from the sinking ship, likely signaled to the sharks that an easy feast was at hand.
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