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Network with fellow investors on the NASDAQ balcony overlooking Times Square during an exclusive cocktail hour with CNBC experts, on-air talent, and Pro subscribers who share your commitment to financial excellence.
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Patricia Martell, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
As a piano man tinkers in the corner, tables of Europeans switching effortlessly between languages and wearing outfits that seem intentionally packed for cocktail hour sip martinis and nibble olives.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Guests dined on a menu inspired by a collection of the couple's family history and memories, including a dim sum cocktail hour, and matzo ball soup, which was a mix of the couple’s grandmothers’ recipe.
—Emily Strohm, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The camcorder stayed in circulation throughout the day, passed from cocktail hour to the dance floor.
—Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
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Patricia Martell, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
As a piano man tinkers in the corner, tables of Europeans switching effortlessly between languages and wearing outfits that seem intentionally packed for cocktail hour sip martinis and nibble olives.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Guests dined on a menu inspired by a collection of the couple's family history and memories, including a dim sum cocktail hour, and matzo ball soup, which was a mix of the couple’s grandmothers’ recipe.
—Emily Strohm, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
The camcorder stayed in circulation throughout the day, passed from cocktail hour to the dance floor.
—Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cocktail hour
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“Cocktail hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20hour. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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