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Recent Examples of legal holidayLouisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday.—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026 Wisconsin state statutes classify Veterans Day as a legal holiday.—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025 The only exception is if the registration deadline falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, according to the Secretary of State website.—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 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
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.
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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.
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Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
With the third season of ‘The Vampire Lestat’–AMC’s series adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic vampire novels of the same name–underway, viewers are once again gorging on a visual feast thanks to costume designer Lex Wood.
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Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Such systems support a shifting cast of scavengers and then microbes specialized to these fleeting feasts.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
That’s because at intervals between courses came surprises that made an order-what-you-like dinner feel more like a tasting menu experience.
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Christine Sarkis,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Wisp uses a subscription model that ships at-home test kits to patients at precisely the right interval, paired with a system of check-ins and follow-ups.