observance
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Equity markets are closed tomorrow in observance of Good Friday.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
The two major U.S. stock exchanges — the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq — will be closed on Friday, April 3, in observance of the Christian holiday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 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
The Los Angeles Unified School District said it will continue this year to take the day off that was scheduled in observance of Chávez’s birthday.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
He had nothing else to do, poor fellow, except at a certain hour of every afternoon to “go to Lloyd’s”—in observance of a ceremony of seeing his principal, I think.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing observance
The Merchant of Venice
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As You Like It
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1.6: Development of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Religions (Sources 1–8)
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