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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Slate tied the knot with Shattuck in their living room on New Year's Eve in 2021, after welcoming their first child together, daughter Ida, the previous February.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 June 2025
The Palm Beach Police Department then arrested Reyes, who was given a warning on New Year’s after trying to enter Trump’s Florida home illegally.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
The 23-year-old suspect was previously arrested for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve of last year, police said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Members take turns in the role, presiding over baptisms, funerals and ceremonies for New Year, Christmas and local festivals.
—Foster Klug, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 June 2025
The Palm Beach Police Department then arrested Reyes, who was given a warning on New Year’s after trying to enter Trump’s Florida home illegally.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
The 23-year-old suspect was previously arrested for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve of last year, police said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Members take turns in the role, presiding over baptisms, funerals and ceremonies for New Year, Christmas and local festivals.
—Foster Klug, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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