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observance

[uhb-zur-vuhns] / əbˈzɜr vəns /




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Equity markets are closed tomorrow in observance of Good Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

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

Equity markets are closed in observance of Good Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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

In Kilanga these are matters of religious observance, they are baptism and communion.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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