holiday
Example Sentences
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South Korea’s markets were closed for a public holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
It reported that "over one billion litres of extra water were used over the bank holiday weekend compared to the same weekend in 2025".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
That’s followed a day later by June options expiration, which takes place on a Thursday, and not the typical Friday, when markets will be closed for the Juneteenth holiday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Those efforts were rejected once and for all by BP’s board at a meeting Tuesday morning, following a three-day holiday weekend, this time without the chairman present.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
But among themselves, as I listened to them excitedly discussing their purchases, they seemed like young men anywhere off on a holiday.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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