observance
Example Sentences
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The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of the federal holiday.
From Barron's
Equity and fixed-income markets are closed in observance of Presidents Day.
From Barron's
Equity and fixed-income markets are closed in observance of Presidents Day.
From Barron's
Across a running time tied to the shifting seasons, pocked by images of breathtaking beauty, Pálmason is after a feeling that only patient observance yields: a lasting reality about the passing of relationships.
From Los Angeles Times
Woodson viewed the observance as a corrective—a temporary intervention designed to ensure black history would be taught throughout the year as part of American history.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
