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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Epstein responded by extending an invite for sometime after the New Year holiday.
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Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
The accident did not happen at midnight on New Year's Day, but later that afternoon.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Free The Chinatown Lunar New Year Block Party is set to transform Grant Avenue in San Francisco.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
February’s new moon coincides with the Lunar New Year — and an annular solar eclipse.
—Nathaniel Levine, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
The accident did not happen at midnight on New Year's Day, but later that afternoon.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Free The Chinatown Lunar New Year Block Party is set to transform Grant Avenue in San Francisco.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
February’s new moon coincides with the Lunar New Year — and an annular solar eclipse.
—Nathaniel Levine, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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