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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Officers arrested two teens on weapons charges and seized two guns during Charlotte’s New Year’s Eve celebration in uptown, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Thursday.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
On New Year’s Day at Hard Rock Stadium, O stood for Oregon — and the zero that Texas Tech had on its side of the scoreboard in the Capital One Orange Bowl that served as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
Jaylen Brown had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Celtics to a 120-106 victory over the Kings in a New Year’s Day game before a sellout crowd of 17,832 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared publicly with his daughter, Ju Ae, during a New Year’s Day visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, a highly symbolic site honoring the country’s founding leaders.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Jan. 2026
On New Year’s Day at Hard Rock Stadium, O stood for Oregon — and the zero that Texas Tech had on its side of the scoreboard in the Capital One Orange Bowl that served as a College Football Playoff quarterfinal.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
Jaylen Brown had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Celtics to a 120-106 victory over the Kings in a New Year’s Day game before a sellout crowd of 17,832 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared publicly with his daughter, Ju Ae, during a New Year’s Day visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, a highly symbolic site honoring the country’s founding leaders.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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