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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Two suspects have been arrested over Ian Ziering's New Year's Eve road scuffle with multiple bikers in Los Angeles.
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Ziering posted on January 1 about the New Year's Eve incident.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 May 2024
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Ziering posted on January 1 about the New Year's Eve incident.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 May 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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