observance
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The ceasefire's observance appears, at least in part, to have been linked to Melania Trump's reported involvement.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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
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
Pride celebrations continue to draw millions of participants nationwide, and many of the new observances have generated attention primarily because of the controversy surrounding them.
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
Iran’s president will be laid to rest in his hometown on Thursday, capping days of funeral observances after his death in a helicopter crash left the country without one of its highest-profile leaders.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2024
Others, the so-called cromlechs, form the setting of religious observances.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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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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