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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The New Year's Day Evergreen plunge had to be postponed and is now scheduled for March first.
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
The Department of Homeland Security said Porter — who was killed in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve by an off-duty ICE agent — was pointing a rifle at the agent during a confrontation.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Italy formally protested on Saturday the release on bail of the owner of a Swiss bar engulfed in a deadly New Year's Day fire and recalled its ambassador to Switzerland, as the court's decision came under criticism in both countries.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang plans to visit China in the coming days ahead of the mid-February Lunar New Year, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
The Department of Homeland Security said Porter — who was killed in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve by an off-duty ICE agent — was pointing a rifle at the agent during a confrontation.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Italy formally protested on Saturday the release on bail of the owner of a Swiss bar engulfed in a deadly New Year's Day fire and recalled its ambassador to Switzerland, as the court's decision came under criticism in both countries.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang plans to visit China in the coming days ahead of the mid-February Lunar New Year, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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