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Default Find the previous Weekday (thursday)

=A1+CHOOSE(WEEKDAY(A1),-3,-4,-5,-6,0,-1,-2)

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How can I identify the previous Thursday given a date? For instance, if
I have a date (08/08/2006) in cell A4 and I need to know what the date
is for the previous Thursday (08/03/2006), what formula could identify
that date?


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