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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Michael Kennedy dies in a skiing accident Michael Kennedy, also a son of Robert and Ethel, was killed in a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado, on New Year's Eve in 1997.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
On New Year’s Eve, the singer also appeared on New Year’s Eve Live with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper before heading over to her own show at Brooklyn Paramount that same night.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
On a warm Sunday afternoon in February, the Huntington Library was packed with Lunar New Year festivities and early spring fever.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Erin Pennell, the artist in residence, owner and founder of Art FORM, chose the theme to highlight the Lunar New Year that was celebrating the Year of the Horse in 2026.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
On New Year’s Eve, the singer also appeared on New Year’s Eve Live with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper before heading over to her own show at Brooklyn Paramount that same night.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
On a warm Sunday afternoon in February, the Huntington Library was packed with Lunar New Year festivities and early spring fever.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Erin Pennell, the artist in residence, owner and founder of Art FORM, chose the theme to highlight the Lunar New Year that was celebrating the Year of the Horse in 2026.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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