business day
noun
: a day when most businesses are open : a weekday that is not a holiday
Please allow 14 business days for delivery.
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Wagner cited cases in which scammers contacted restaurateurs during a vulnerable time of their business day.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
His spokesman, Ismael Martinez, said in a statement that in Mata’s case, the 90th day fell on a Sunday and that prosecutors met the deadline by securing an indictment the next business day, a position that several legal experts and practitioners dispute.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But because June 1 fell on a weekend, the payment was sent on May 30, the last business day of May.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The order blocks the removal until 4 p.m. on the second business day after the habeas corpus petition is filed.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
His spokesman, Ismael Martinez, said in a statement that in Mata’s case, the 90th day fell on a Sunday and that prosecutors met the deadline by securing an indictment the next business day, a position that several legal experts and practitioners dispute.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But because June 1 fell on a weekend, the payment was sent on May 30, the last business day of May.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The order blocks the removal until 4 p.m. on the second business day after the habeas corpus petition is filed.
—Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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