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Recent Examples of legal holiday
Countryman said Pulaski’s birthday should be honored in a commemorative way, like St. Patrick’s Day, not with a legal holiday.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Congress has not established any national holidays that are mandatory across all states, leaving each state the autonomy to determine its own legal holidays.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
If the normal due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, issuers have until the next business day (in the case of Form W-2, January 31, 2025 falls on a Friday, so there are no extra days).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it’s moved to the next business day.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Congress has not established any national holidays that are mandatory across all states, leaving each state the autonomy to determine its own legal holidays.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
If the normal due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, issuers have until the next business day (in the case of Form W-2, January 31, 2025 falls on a Friday, so there are no extra days).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it’s moved to the next business day.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
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The holy day, one that commemorates Jesus Christ's agony on the cross, is one of five Christian celebrations that pay homage to the events leading up to the Crucifixion and Christ's miraculous resurrection on Easter Sunday.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Puked, out-duked and oft rebuked this holy day’s unholy hat trick.—
Emily St. Martin,
Orange County Register,
11 Mar. 2025
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Consider hiring interim or fractional (part-time) senior executives instead of hiring full-time employees.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Plant returned to action in September 2024, capturing the vacant interim WBA super middleweight belt with a knockout win over Trevor McCumby. Armando Resendiz (15-2, 11 KOs) opened his career with 12 straight wins.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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This plate is a visual feast of crispy fries, Kalua pork and bulgogi, topped with a fried egg and furikake.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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History’s first American pope recalled that the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday marked a special feast day to pray for the church in China.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Under requirements laid out by Congress, the FDA is required to inspect food facilities at specific intervals, benchmarks that government watchdogs have long faulted the agency for falling short of.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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Basil, Alma, and Nova came along at five-year intervals.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
5 June 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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