observance

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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

But what kind of a Jew, with my waning attachment to ritual observance and insistent questioning of Orthodox belief?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

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 • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

“The observance of these standards,” Veblen wrote, “in some degree of approximation, becomes incumbent upon all classes lower in the scale.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times