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bank holiday

NOUN
legal holiday
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This week's numbers have not been officially released due to Monday's bank holiday but prison sources say vacancies have fallen once again.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Areas of heavy rain and showers are expected to sweep across parts of the UK on each day of the weekend, which is a bank holiday for many.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Overall, the late August bank holiday weekend looks set to be cooler, windier and wetter than the hot and dry conditions we've experienced for much of this record-breaking summer.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

If that is the case, England still have more than enough time to wrap up victory over the bank holiday weekend.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

They do not have them, I suppose, on an English bank holiday?

From The Good Comrade by Anna Whelan Betts




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