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observed

/əbˈzɝvd/ adjective B2
  1. Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date. · Sunday, July 1: Canada Day; Monday, July 2: Canada Day observed.
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But I have always observed, that they who are good-natured when children, are good-natured when they grow up; and he was always the sweetest tempered, most generous-hearted boy in the world.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 277 · B2
One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 15 · B2
Neither Mercédès nor Edmond observed the strange expression of his countenance; they were so happy that they were conscious only of the sunshine and the presence of each other.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 22 · C1
Not long afterwards when someone passed by and observed the unruffled calm of the Sea, he interrupted him and said, “It is again in want of dates, and therefore looks quiet.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 38 · B2

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