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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McFarlane, then the club’s under-21s head coach, took charge of two games in January after the departure of Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
New Year’s Eve brought music and dancing to the central square.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The biggest New Year’s Eve party in Utah will feature the Colorado Avalanche.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Some industry analysts had expected the new model to arrive more than a month earlier at the start of the Lunar New Year.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
New Year’s Eve brought music and dancing to the central square.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The biggest New Year’s Eve party in Utah will feature the Colorado Avalanche.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Some industry analysts had expected the new model to arrive more than a month earlier at the start of the Lunar New Year.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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