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 day that marks the New Year differs from culture to culture.
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Retail sales showed pockets of strength in the quarter, buoyed by Lunar New Year demand and government subsidy programs that spurred consumer upgrades, said Yuhan Zhang, principal economist at think tank The Conference Board, boosting spending in communication equipment, gold and jewelry.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
City Newsstand moved into a former bookstore on Cicero Avenue and opened in that space just after the New Year in 1988, according to the store website.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Even so, some analysts suggest that the war in the Gulf may not have a major impact on exports across the broader economy in the months to come, and instead cited seasonal distortions from the Chinese New Year holiday for the March downtick.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Retail sales showed pockets of strength in the quarter, buoyed by Lunar New Year demand and government subsidy programs that spurred consumer upgrades, said Yuhan Zhang, principal economist at think tank The Conference Board, boosting spending in communication equipment, gold and jewelry.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
City Newsstand moved into a former bookstore on Cicero Avenue and opened in that space just after the New Year in 1988, according to the store website.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Even so, some analysts suggest that the war in the Gulf may not have a major impact on exports across the broader economy in the months to come, and instead cited seasonal distortions from the Chinese New Year holiday for the March downtick.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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