new year
noun
the year approaching or newly begun.
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 spokesperson added there will be a third opportunity when the next round of tickets are released in the new year.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
RBC BlueBay Asset Managements expects U.S. inflation to peak at 4% early in the new year, fixed income CIO Mark Dowding said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 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
He didn’t share the pledge he had made to Hazel, but he made clear what he felt the stakes were going into the new year.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
In the 2015 New Year Honours list, she was appointed a Dame Commander in recognition of the two helpline services she set up.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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
The New Year Art Show wasn’t quite as bad, but it was still annoying.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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