public holiday
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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U.K. listed shares weren’t traded as the market was closed for a public holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Belgium will conduct an auction on Monday, which is a public holiday in many countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The government declared the day a public holiday.
From BBC • May 12, 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
Some time in October a festival drew near, a public holiday called Kurban Bairam.
From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John
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