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Recent Examples of legal holiday
After 23 states had adopted the holiday by 1894, Congress followed suit at the federal level on June 28, 1894, and passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Tax Day is the next business day if April 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
Adults or minors can be detained for no longer than 72 hours, though that time frame can vary if the examination includes a weekend or legal holiday.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
City of Chicago offices, for instance, will be closed, but Delaware doesn’t recognize this as a legal holiday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Tax Day is the next business day if April 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025
Adults or minors can be detained for no longer than 72 hours, though that time frame can vary if the examination includes a weekend or legal holiday.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
City of Chicago offices, for instance, will be closed, but Delaware doesn’t recognize this as a legal holiday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
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Indoor concerts during daylight hours can feel uncanny, maybe more so on a holy day—the doors opened at 2 P.M., and someone, possibly Callahan, had nestled colored plastic eggs amid the rows of folding chairs—but the vibe in the room was convivial, loose.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Catholics are usually obligated to go to Mass on Sundays and other holy days.—
Aleja Hertzler-McCain,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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Here's more on what needs to happen in Lansing, and what teachers are doing in the interim.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King has presented the most responsible budget possible under current conditions, especially considering the strong influence of the Chicago Teachers Union and a mayor committed to prioritizing union interests over all other considerations.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Racial issues are central to the novel, making Opal’s onstage self-assuredness a feast for her fans, lighter fluid to her haters.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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Communal feasts in century-old homes, polished raw bars, and menus that balance nostalgia with creative ambition can all be found in Music City.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Older research suggests that short intervals of green exercise—particularly low- or moderate-intensity—resulted in self-esteem improvements.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cianfrance also spent years talking with the real Jeff Manchester from prison in the 15-minute intervals allowed in an effort to do justice to the story, and that level of research pays off.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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