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legal holiday

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Definition of legal holiday

as in holy day

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Recent Examples of legal holiday Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 When a due date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, employers get until the next business day. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Wisconsin state statutes classify Veterans Day as a legal holiday. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025 Ten states recognize Columbus Day as an unpaid public holiday, legal holiday or day of recognition, according to Pew Research Center, and these include Washington, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire. — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal holiday

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Millions of Muslims around the world will celebrate the holy day, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, at the end of May this year.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The holy day commemorates the martyrdom of Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, who was Muhammad’s grandson by his daughter Fāṭimah and his son-in-law ʿAlī and is revered by the Shiʿah as the third imam.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026

Definition of holy day

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Since 2002, the Raiders have hired 13 coaches, excluding interims, followed by the Cleveland Browns (10) and Miami Dolphins (nine).

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Carrick is not an interim anymore, of course, but that’s more of a technical detail than a sporting reality.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of interim

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As much as there’s little room for nuance in the interval of frenzied overreaction that is Week 1 of the NFL season, two seemingly contradictory statements can be true at the exact same time.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The reactor would also need a fuel replacement interval of at least five years.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of interval

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