new year
noun
the year approaching or newly begun.
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new year
Americannoun
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the year approaching or newly begun.
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(initial capital letters) the first day or few days of a year in any of various calendars.
New Year
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of new year
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200
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The relief would take effect on November 4 and run until December 1, Godongwana said, adding that a smaller cut would apply into the new year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Stipe: Five seconds into the new year, there will be a new song with a video setting up the album.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
That will happen soon after the new year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The bank expects disinflation to return as the impacts of oil prices and tariffs begin to ease in the new year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Classes would resume on January 3 of the new year.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
Last year, Syal was given a damehood in the King's New Year Honours for her services to literature, drama and charity.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Around New Year, we expect to have a common understanding with a partner country outside of the European Union," said Danish Migrations Minister Morten Bodskov, without naming the nation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Backed by tech heavyweights like Meituan and venture-capital firm HSG, the startup captured national attention when its humanoid robots performed a folk dance during a Lunar New Year Gala broadcast last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
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 my dream, fireworks crackle and boom noisily, rejoicing in the New Year celebration.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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