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Recent Examples of legal holiday
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.
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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
Each state gets to determine its legal holidays, the report states.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.
—Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
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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
Each state gets to determine its legal holidays, the report states.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.
—Ben Finley, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
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The move garnered pushback from some Jewish community members who said the idea steps on a time of mourning and the Jewish holy days ending in Yom Kippur.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Oct. 2024
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Ahmad is an avid tennis player and has often had to contend with matches scheduled on Eid al-Fitr, the holy day that marks the end of Ramadan.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2024
Noun
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With The Melancholy Season out Friday (March 7), the keyboardist says that a heavy work load with both Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch kept him busy during the interim (both groups toured and released what turned out to be their final albums in the period).—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the eight year interim since Rocca was ousted Taormina has seen several upheavals and struggled to find its footing amid a succession of different artistic directors, including former Venice chief Marco Mueller who was hired to take the reins late in the game last year.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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There was also visual feast thanks to a drone show from Skymagic, a global events company based in the north of England.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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What to do and where to stay in Bangkok Bustling Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is a feast for the senses and one of Asia’s megacities.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
2 Apr. 2025
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Microwave this chocolate mixture for 30 seconds, stir, then microwave for 15-second intervals until mixture is fully melted and smooth, stirring between each.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the ensuing interval, Established & Sons struggled to regain its footing.—
Ian Volner,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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