Veterans Day
November 11, a legal holiday in the U.S. in commemoration of the end of World Wars I and II and in honor of veterans of the armed services.
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Origin of Veterans Day
1- Formerly Ar·mi·stice Day [ahr-muh-stis] /ˈɑr mə stɪs/ .
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How to use Veterans Day in a sentence
On Veterans Day, Schroeder brought the jury into the courtroom and asked if anyone among them was a veteran.
The Kyle Rittenhouse Judge’s Six Most Shocking Moments at Trial | Justin Rohrlich | November 19, 2021 | The Daily BeastOn Veterans Day in 2017, Marcus checked into a treatment center in Mexico, popped an ibogaine pill, slipped on eyeshades and noise-canceling headphones, and went on his first-ever psychedelic trip.
Inside Ibogaine, One of the Most Promising and Perilous Psychedelics for Addiction | Mandy Oaklander | April 5, 2021 | TimeWe are now recording an average of around 130,000 new cases each day, a figure that is more than 100,000 new cases lower than what we were seeing in mid-January but a figure higher than what was recorded at any point before Veterans Day last year.
At least 2 Americans have been dying of covid-19 every minute for nearly a month | Philip Bump | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostVeterans Day marks eight months since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus to be a pandemic.
Veterans Day is a time to consider how to reward front-line covid-19 workers | James Grossman, Laura McEnaney | November 11, 2020 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for Veterans Day
the US equivalent of Armistice Day
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