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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On New Year's Eve 2018, Oliver allegedly sprinted from the passenger seat of a vehicle during a traffic stop in Henderson and into a nearby neighborhood.
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Jon Webb, Evansville Courier & Press, 22 Oct. 2025
On New Year’s Ev 1973, Skull charged $6 to get in the door because Heaven Lee was performing.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Marking the first full moon of every Lunar New Year—normally during February or March—lantern releases are held in rural villages of the Pingxi District, including Jingtong, Nanshan, and Shifen, where the largest event takes place.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
On New Year’s Eve of 2022, the parents of Michelle Zajko, a Zizian associate, were shot to death in their Chester Heights home near Philadelphia.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jon Webb, Evansville Courier & Press, 22 Oct. 2025
On New Year’s Ev 1973, Skull charged $6 to get in the door because Heaven Lee was performing.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Marking the first full moon of every Lunar New Year—normally during February or March—lantern releases are held in rural villages of the Pingxi District, including Jingtong, Nanshan, and Shifen, where the largest event takes place.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
On New Year’s Eve of 2022, the parents of Michelle Zajko, a Zizian associate, were shot to death in their Chester Heights home near Philadelphia.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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