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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Under Café Cà Phê, the group began hosting annual cultural events, including Lunar New Year, the AANHPI Heritage Festival and the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
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Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Negotiating the first hurdle is followed by three sets of group-phase challenges home and away, played on Thursdays in October, November and December, to make it to the knockout stage in the New Year.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The New Year eventually came, bringing with it fresh hopes and prayers and celebrations.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Texas Tech was fourth in the CFP rankings and got a first-round playoff bye before losing to Oregon in the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Negotiating the first hurdle is followed by three sets of group-phase challenges home and away, played on Thursdays in October, November and December, to make it to the knockout stage in the New Year.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The New Year eventually came, bringing with it fresh hopes and prayers and celebrations.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Texas Tech was fourth in the CFP rankings and got a first-round playoff bye before losing to Oregon in the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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