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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The Swiss watch industry tends to shut down for July and August, but comes alive again with Geneva Watch Days, a trade and collector show held over Labor Day weekend at various venues in Geneva.
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Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The shuttle begins July 1 and runs through Labor Day.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
When Pino hit the channel marker at nearly 50 mph, his boat capsized, throwing all 14 people on the boat — the 12 teenage girls and George Pino and his wife Cecilia— into the bay on that Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Day-trippers, weekenders and second home owners will have a tough time walking into any store without finding any teeth-baring great white shark motifs through Labor Day.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The shuttle begins July 1 and runs through Labor Day.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
When Pino hit the channel marker at nearly 50 mph, his boat capsized, throwing all 14 people on the boat — the 12 teenage girls and George Pino and his wife Cecilia— into the bay on that Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Day-trippers, weekenders and second home owners will have a tough time walking into any store without finding any teeth-baring great white shark motifs through Labor Day.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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