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Recent Examples of legal holiday
City of Chicago offices, for instance, will be closed, but Delaware doesn’t recognize this as a legal holiday.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Countryman said Pulaski’s birthday should be honored in a commemorative way, like St. Patrick’s Day, not with a legal holiday.
—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
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Countryman said Pulaski’s birthday should be honored in a commemorative way, like St. Patrick’s Day, not with a legal holiday.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
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For Christians, Easter is arguably the most important holy day of the year.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Most of the major banks will remain open on Good Friday, according to the Federal Reserve, which does not list the Christian holy day as a federal holiday.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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As a sweeping higher education reform bill awaits the governor's signature, University of Texas interim President Jim Davis named a sole finalist for provost of the institution in a move that surprised faculty members and signals a new balance of power in university hiring.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Outgoing interim Director Paulette Coleman announced her resignation in an email on Sunday, effective 5 p.m. last Friday.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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In New Delhi, travelers are presented with a cultural feast of ancient forts, bazaars, and dynamic cuisine, while Kuala Lumpur dazzles with its sky-high towers and rich multicultural heritage.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Every year, the Fourth of July brings about a feast of cheeseburgers, hot dogs and potato salad at many family cookouts.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Always follow the label directions carefully, but most fungicides are applied at 7 to 10 day intervals throughout the season.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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And because historical intervals for major earthquakes in that area occur at an average of 100 to 200 years, stress between the plates was assumed to be nearing its breaking point.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
9 July 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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