New Year
noun
1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's
: new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
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According to the University of Scranton, 92% of people fail to achieve their New Year's goals.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Sargent decided to get sober on New Year's Day 10 years ago.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 27 June 2025
The only time liquor stores are closed in Texas is on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, per Texas law.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
But the pivot was less doctrine, more New Year’s resolution—proclaimed, then abandoned.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Sargent decided to get sober on New Year's Day 10 years ago.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 27 June 2025
The only time liquor stores are closed in Texas is on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, per Texas law.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
But the pivot was less doctrine, more New Year’s resolution—proclaimed, then abandoned.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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