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 event celebrated the Lunar New Year.
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Staff Report, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
According to officials, 27-year-old Quevin Pixola was responsible for the murder of Jose Caceres-Santos, a 33-year-old who was found dead on the side of a road on New Year's Day.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
The gala took place in Shanghai ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which gave the production cultural weight as well as technical significance.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The finale to the Red Raiders’ historic season was a 23-0 loss to Oregon on New Year’s Day, the quarterfinals of the playoffs; the way the game played out bruised an otherwise a near-flawless year that made Texas Tech nationally relevant.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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Staff Report, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
According to officials, 27-year-old Quevin Pixola was responsible for the murder of Jose Caceres-Santos, a 33-year-old who was found dead on the side of a road on New Year's Day.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
The gala took place in Shanghai ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which gave the production cultural weight as well as technical significance.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The finale to the Red Raiders’ historic season was a 23-0 loss to Oregon on New Year’s Day, the quarterfinals of the playoffs; the way the game played out bruised an otherwise a near-flawless year that made Texas Tech nationally relevant.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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