observance

Example Sentences

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But the annulment came too late to prevent observance of the holiday in most of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal

Equity and fixed-income markets are closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

From Barron's

Bond markets are closed in observance of Veterans Day tomorrow.

From Barron's

Bond markets are closed in observance of Veterans Day.

From Barron's

To Cicero it meant “rules or strictures”; following him, Mr. Appiah writes, St. Augustine observed that it refers not only to worship but to “the observance of duties in human relationships.”

From The Wall Street Journal