business day
noun
: a day when most businesses are open : a weekday that is not a holiday
Please allow 14 business days for delivery.
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But because June 1 fell on a weekend, the payment was sent on May 30, the last business day of May.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The order blocks the removal until 4 p.m. on the second business day after the habeas corpus petition is filed.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The suit targets a May order by Chief Judge George L. Russell III, which bars removals until 4 p.m. on the second business day after a habeas corpus petition is filed.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
McCutchen requested for all records related to the hiring and firing of Cowan on April 24, setting a deadline of April 29 for the city to provide the documents under the Freedom of Information Act's three business day requirement, according to trial testimony.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The order blocks the removal until 4 p.m. on the second business day after the habeas corpus petition is filed.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The suit targets a May order by Chief Judge George L. Russell III, which bars removals until 4 p.m. on the second business day after a habeas corpus petition is filed.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
McCutchen requested for all records related to the hiring and firing of Cowan on April 24, setting a deadline of April 29 for the city to provide the documents under the Freedom of Information Act's three business day requirement, according to trial testimony.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2025
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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