public holiday
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The week ahead is light in terms of economic data releases in the U.K., with markets closed on Monday for a public holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Japan’s market remains closed on a public holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The visit was part of a government drive to exempt independent bakeries and flower shops from mandatory rest on Labour Day - a public holiday across the country.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
May 1 is a public holiday in many countries to mark International Workers’ Day, or Labor Day, when workers’ unions traditionally rally around wages, pensions, inequality and broader political issues.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
I once counted seventy-two strokes, and on a public holiday it went up to a hundred and twenty.
From A Tramp's Notebook by Roberts, Morley
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