public holiday
Britishnoun
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The U.K. has a fairly light data calendar in the coming week, with financial markets closed on Monday for a public holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
However, authorities have also defended the response times of emergency services on what was a public holiday, saying they arrived within minutes, while families at the hospital claimed it took them hours to turn up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Sunday was declared a public holiday across Iran, and later in the day Khamenei's body will be moved out of the Grand Mosalla ahead of a processions through the capital on Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Paraguay's president Santiago Pena had already declared a public holiday after they had sealed World Cup qualification with a game to spare.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
This birthday of the Dominion has been fixed by statute as a public holiday, and is annually observed under the name of “Dominion Day.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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