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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After premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in May and taking home the coveted Jury Prize and a joint Best Actress prize for its female ensemble (the three aforementioned performers plus Adriana Paz), discourse around Emilia Pérez lit up like a New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Matilda’s adorable photos come after her mom shared photos of her wearing a tulle dress at her aunt Briana Cuoco's wedding to Brian Logan Dales on New Year’s Eve.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Striker consultant Bobby Zamora had been working on Ferguson improving his hold-up play before another ankle injury, the left one this time, ruled him out of the Christmas and New Year programme.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in China, equity markets will be closed from Tuesday for the Lunar New Year holiday.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Matilda’s adorable photos come after her mom shared photos of her wearing a tulle dress at her aunt Briana Cuoco's wedding to Brian Logan Dales on New Year’s Eve.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Striker consultant Bobby Zamora had been working on Ferguson improving his hold-up play before another ankle injury, the left one this time, ruled him out of the Christmas and New Year programme.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in China, equity markets will be closed from Tuesday for the Lunar New Year holiday.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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