To that end, several companies are setting aside Election Day as a paid holiday to ensure that their organization safeguards rather than impedes employees’ ability to vote.
Why CEOs must take action on democracy and election integrity—and how they can do it|matthewheimer|August 27, 2020|Fortune
Shapps was forced to return early from a family holiday in Spain in July after the country was placed on the quarantine list.
The U.K.’s ever-changing COVID travel rules are baffling a nation that just wants to get away|kdunn6|August 22, 2020|Fortune
Hi there, this is Katherine in London filling in for Eamon, who is off on a well-deserved holiday.
The oil sands triggered a heated global debate on our energy needs. Now, they could be a sign of what’s to come|kdunn6|August 20, 2020|Fortune
It remains to be seen whether consumers will return to stores in large numbers for holiday 2020 shopping.
E-commerce explodes: 45% growth in Q2|Greg Sterling|August 19, 2020|Search Engine Land
On top of this, Prime Day has likely moved from Q3 to Q4, creating unprecedented crossover with the holiday buying season.
How to prepare your e-commerce ad strategy for an uncertain Q4|Sponsored Content: Pacvue|August 17, 2020|Search Engine Land
Not long after the holiday presents are put away and the guests have gone home, another season begins.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While traveling this holiday season, a relative and I were pulled over by a police officer.
Obama Is Right on Race. The Media Is Wrong.|Keli Goff|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was popularized as a holiday dessert in 16th-century England and also is known as Christmas pudding or plum pudding.
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But asked if he would say “Merry Christmas” to someone who he knew did not celebrate the holiday, he paused for several seconds.
A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Judy, as depressing as she sounds in this song, just wants your holiday season to be happy.
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The life that is to be our real blessedness, and that has no need to give itself a holiday, as yet.
Faith Gartney's Girlhood|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Then Straker went away for his own holiday, and when he came back he had lost sight of Furnival.
The Return of the Prodigal|May Sinclair
Irritable in the hotel hall, he perceived that this "friendship" threatened his holiday with a disastrous end.
To Tell You the Truth|Leonard Merrick
My friend the rector has shortened his holiday, and has resumed his duties in the country.
The New Magdalen|Wilkie Collins
Was this the well-known, uneventful road, where holiday people strolled on Sundays?
The Woman in White|Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for holiday (1 of 2)
holiday
/ (ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ, -dɪ) /
noun
(often plural)mainlyBritish
a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreationUS and Canadian word: vacation
(as modifier)a holiday mood
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etcRelated adjective: ferial
verb
(intr)mainlyBritishto spend a holiday
Word Origin for holiday
Old English hāligdæg, literally: holy day
British Dictionary definitions for holiday (2 of 2)
Holiday
/ (ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ) /
noun
Billie. real name Eleanora Fagan; known as Lady Day. 1915–59, US jazz singer
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