observance
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Omusuuga Charles Karumasi, head of the Babiito royal clan, said: "We have done everything in observance of the culture and traditions of Tooro. We must all preserve peace and serenity."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Please note, The Morning Ledger won’t be published Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The observance will take place each year on November 16.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Equity and fixed-income markets are closed in observance of Independence Day.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 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
The observances began with a solemn ceremony attended by congressional colleagues and JD Vance in the Capitol Rotunda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Supporters describe the observances as celebrations of family values, marriage and child-rearing.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Funeral observances began on Tuesday with a procession in Tabriz, the closest big city to the crash site in northwestern Iran.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2024
The family, surnamed You, had gone on a hike after visiting ancestral sites for the traditional grave-sweeping observances.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
If I practise certain religious observances, then there are grounds for thinking the statement is true, but it is difficult to see how one could ever prove it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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