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
The observance will take place each year on November 16.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Together, they form a layered national observance that blends official programming, political messaging and large-scale public spectacle.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Markets are closed Friday in observance of Independence Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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 new family-focused observances are not appearing in random months of the year.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 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
St. Patrick’s Day observances date back to before the founding of the U.S., in places like Boston and New York City.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Others, the so-called cromlechs, form the setting of religious observances.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing observance
The Merchant of Venice
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1.6: Development of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Religions (Sources 1–8)
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