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Cesar Chavez Day is a paid holiday in California and some other states and a nonpaid commemorative federal holiday celebrated on March 31.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In two months of selling on Amazon, Norms has risen to No. 3 in nonpaid search presence, behind long-established brands Preparation H and Doctor Butler’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Last year, Mr. Laschet appointed him to a nonpaid position as Brexit commissioner for North-Rhine Westphalia.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2018

Marcus, whose wife Lily is a daughter of former Connecticut Governor John Davis Lodge, served as a nonpaid public relations aide during the campaign, then as a troubleshooter during the early months of Lindsay's mayoralty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Incumbent Case's modest campaign is run out of a rent-free Newark basement by nonpaid workers.

From Time Magazine Archive