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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Last year, six of the top-10 Chinese Imax titles were local language productions, and the 2025 Lunar New Year alone saw Imax titles grossing over $180 million in the format’s box office.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Use Proximity and Presence to Your Advantage That same lesson showed up just weeks earlier at The PM Lounge New Year’s event in Fresno.
—Becca Brazil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
The Minnesota Orchestra rang in the Lunar New Year with a celebratory evening of music, culture and a dancing dragon.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Authorities have said the blaze was a reignition of the New Year's Day fire, which federal prosecutors say was started by a man who lived in the area.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Use Proximity and Presence to Your Advantage That same lesson showed up just weeks earlier at The PM Lounge New Year’s event in Fresno.
—Becca Brazil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
The Minnesota Orchestra rang in the Lunar New Year with a celebratory evening of music, culture and a dancing dragon.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Authorities have said the blaze was a reignition of the New Year's Day fire, which federal prosecutors say was started by a man who lived in the area.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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