Lunar New Year
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In January 2023, during the Lunar New Year holiday, we used the new map to investigate the strongest candidate for the title of 'tallest tree'.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
In fact, stir-fried lettuce is a beloved dish in Chinese culture, often eaten for good luck during Lunar New Year.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Despite the double-digit growth, Tencent's quarterly earnings would be "impacted by rising AI investment costs and slower video-game sales, which were affected by the relatively late Lunar New Year holiday".
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
China combines the trade data for the first two months of each year to account for fluctuations around the Lunar New Year holiday season, which falls on different dates each year.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
The Cambodian Lunar New Year this year falls on the thirteenth of April.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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