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Father's Day

noun

  1. a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.



Father's Day

noun

  1. a day observed as a day in honour of fathers; in Britain the third Sunday in June

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“My son wrote a Father’s Day card at school for me,” Hit recalls.

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Celebrating Father’s Day and birthdays with cake and balloons.

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That action, Sherman said, was originally slated for Father’s Day, an especially busy time at the park.

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Federal agents marched through, about three weeks after Father’s Day, with National Guard troops remaining in their vehicles on the perimeter.

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On August 12, Major General Scott Marshall Sherman testified that Border Patrol agents had initially planned to target the park on Father’s Day — a decision the military overruled, saying the expected crowds made it too dangerous.

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