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Recent Examples of legal holiday
Congress has not established any national holidays that are mandatory across all states, leaving each state the autonomy to determine its own legal holidays.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal holiday
Noun
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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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Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.—
Helen H. Richardson,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a letter to staff and families on Monday, USD 497 interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift said that Gridley had been fired and that district staff were speaking with families whose students may have been in contact with him.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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Kress—a research botanist emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History and former interim Under Secretary for Science at the Smithsonian Institution—wrote the text and took most of the photographs.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This wasn’t always the case, however, and a new analysis from deep inside an ancient cave shows the birds may once have been plentiful — and used in ritualistic feasts.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Growing them near each other can create a feast for caterpillars.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Add skipping intervals to your runs or walks: To add some variety during a walk or run, incorporate a few skipping intervals.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Borrowers are on the hook for interest payments, either at periodic intervals (usually every six months), or at the end of the agreement, when they are required to repay the obligation in full.—
Jennifer Morris,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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