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observance

[uhb-zur-vuhns] / əbˈzɜr vəns /




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Omusuuga Charles Karumasi, head of the Babiito royal clan, said: "We have done everything in observance of the culture and traditions of Tooro. We must all preserve peace and serenity."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Please note, the Morning Download won’t be published Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The observance will take place each year on November 16.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

Equity and fixed-income markets are closed in observance of Independence Day.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Sverrisson arranged the funeral and carried it out with strict observance of Bobby’s last directives.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Pride Month has been recognized nationally for decades and remains one of the most visible annual observances in American culture.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

Holy Week was no holiday: The grim observances of Good Friday led solemnly though with mounting joy toward the celebration of the Resurrection and the most important observance on the Christian calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Iran’s president will be laid to rest in his hometown on Thursday, capping days of funeral observances after his death in a helicopter crash left the country without one of its highest-profile leaders.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

St. Patrick’s Day observances date back to before the founding of the U.S., in places like Boston and New York City.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

What was of worth was not me, but the veneer of constraints and observances that obscured me.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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