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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The pair, who played alongside each other from 2001 to 2015, were both awarded CBEs in the New Year’s Honours list for their charity work.
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
One man began asking questions and hatching a scheme for what turned into the New Year’s Eve robbery.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The cafe opened there on New Year’s Eve 2019 after over a year at the Heritage Conference Center in Fort Mill.
—Michael Burgess, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
After his death on New Year’s Day 1951, the massive 6-foot-2, 550-pound gorilla was brought to the Field Museum where its expert taxidermists carefully preserved and encased in glass the beloved animal who greets visitors at the museum’s East Entrance.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
One man began asking questions and hatching a scheme for what turned into the New Year’s Eve robbery.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
The cafe opened there on New Year’s Eve 2019 after over a year at the Heritage Conference Center in Fort Mill.
—Michael Burgess, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2024
After his death on New Year’s Day 1951, the massive 6-foot-2, 550-pound gorilla was brought to the Field Museum where its expert taxidermists carefully preserved and encased in glass the beloved animal who greets visitors at the museum’s East Entrance.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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