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
The airport's chief executive said if its owners could not invest in a third runway, the money "will be invested somewhere else in the world", suggesting a decision would be made in the new year.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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
There is excitement in the air, the feeling that things are almost back to normal since President Kennedy died; 1964 is a fresh, new year.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
It was originally meant to be a temporary measure, aimed at improving security during the Christmas and New Year festivities.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
Unitree’s robots are already familiar to hundreds of millions of Chinese owing to their appearances on nationally televised Lunar New Year programs in which they have danced and performed kung fu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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
Just after the New Year came word of another shocking victory for the rebels, this one at Princeton in New Jersey.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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