Labor Day
noun
: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as
a
: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday
b
: May 1 in many countries
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Advertisement Cusp was closed down a week after Labor Day weekend last year for the start of the renovation and was expected to reopen in December, but permitting and construction delays due in part to major changes made to the restaurant’s show kitchen set the timetable back by several months.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane struck with an intensity that would be unparalleled for the next half-century, washing away 40 miles of track and dooming the railway for good.
—Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane struck with an intensity that would be unparalleled for the next half-century, washing away 40 miles of track and dooming the railway for good.
—Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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