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Recent Examples of legal holiday
And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
Noun
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Every year, on the holy day of Asura, the Shiite commemorate Hussein’s sacrifice.—
Victor Gaetan,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Dec. 2015
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The two big Christian holy days are eternally linked.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Sacramento has now cycled through six head coaches since Malone, including interims.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
27 Dec. 2024
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Angela Burns, interim, Alex Green Elementary Angela Burns most recently worked as the assistant principal at Amqui Global Communications Magnet School in Madison.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
27 June 2024
Noun
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For Marden, February’s week-long Jorvik Viking Festival is a highlight, with traditional crafts, workshops, combat performances, and feasts taking place all over the city.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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There’s an air of feast or famine at Newcastle United, who were trudging through a run of two wins from 11 league games at the start of December.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the current study, to the authors’ knowledge, is the first to use mortality data to employ the life-table method: a statistical technique for analyzing death rates and the probabilities of survival or death at different age intervals.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Robert Lewandowski pulled one back with a 13th minute penalty, but the Greek striker on the other side of the ball completed his hat trick in just over half an hour meaning that Barca trailed 3-1 at the interval.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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