observance
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Fixed-income markets are closed in observance of Veterans Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The ceasefire's observance appears, at least in part, to have been linked to Melania Trump's reported involvement.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
One note: The Morning Risk Report 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
A wise ruler, therefore, cannot and should not keep his word when such an observance would be to his disadvantage, and when the reasons that caused him to make a promise are removed.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
The festival is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains along with other important religious observances.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
As reported by the Intercept, the account has stopped marking Islamic holidays and other widely observed non-Christian religious observances.
From Salon ● May 5, 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
Turkish officials are, however, expected to attend — and Iranian state news media reported that Ismail Haniyeh, who leads Hamas’s political wing from exile, was in Tehran to attend the observances.
From New York Times ● May 22, 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
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The Merchant of Venice
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1.6: Development of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Religions (Sources 1–8)
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