Labor Day
noun
: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as
a
: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday
b
: May 1 in many countries
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By her wedding the following Labor Day weekend, her weight would be stable.
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Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
If the school start date was moved back to after Labor Day, kids would be in school for just a few weeks before the break.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
The group held a decade-plus Labor Day residency at the soccer venue east of Denver before decamping to the University of Colorado football stadium during the weekend of July 4, 2025.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
In between, schedule-makers are leaning into traditional mainstays—Charlotte on Memorial Day Weekend, Darlington on Labor Day—while thinking creatively with the rest of the schedule.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
If the school start date was moved back to after Labor Day, kids would be in school for just a few weeks before the break.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
The group held a decade-plus Labor Day residency at the soccer venue east of Denver before decamping to the University of Colorado football stadium during the weekend of July 4, 2025.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
In between, schedule-makers are leaning into traditional mainstays—Charlotte on Memorial Day Weekend, Darlington on Labor Day—while thinking creatively with the rest of the schedule.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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