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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That’s the path to 400 million Galaxy AI users by the New Year.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Even when the government tried to reduce their New Year’s celebration, the people resist.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the first trips in the COLT dataset is former Czechoslovakian Prime Minister Marian Calfa’s visit to the German Democratic Republic on the day after New Year’s Day 1990.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro was the top trending international destination for the busy December holiday season around Christmas and New Year's, according to data from Google Flights shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Even when the government tried to reduce their New Year’s celebration, the people resist.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the first trips in the COLT dataset is former Czechoslovakian Prime Minister Marian Calfa’s visit to the German Democratic Republic on the day after New Year’s Day 1990.
—Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro was the top trending international destination for the busy December holiday season around Christmas and New Year's, according to data from Google Flights shared with Travel + Leisure.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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