after hours
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: after the regular quitting or closing time
af·ter-hours
ˌaf-tər-ˈau̇(-ə)rz 
: engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time
after-hours drinking
an after-hours club
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Excluding Thursday's after-hours move, Dell shares have risen about 179% in the past year, while the S&P 500 has gained 28% in the same period, and the Nasdaq is up around 41%.
—Garrett Downs,hayley Cuccinello,jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Instead of their routine after-hours professional development coursework, Halverson and the staff would sometimes play music over the loudspeakers and walk through the school’s hallways.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Police learned that the location was being used as an after-hours venue and that a large gathering of 100 to 200 people was underway.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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The after-hours party opens the entire museum up for dancehall workshops with Latonya Style, a dance floor headlined by Chicago’s DJ Miriam and a performance by Awilda Rodríguez Lora, whose oeuvre explores sexuality, self-determination and colonial legacies.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Excluding Thursday's after-hours move, Dell shares have risen about 179% in the past year, while the S&P 500 has gained 28% in the same period, and the Nasdaq is up around 41%.
—Garrett Downs,hayley Cuccinello,jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Instead of their routine after-hours professional development coursework, Halverson and the staff would sometimes play music over the loudspeakers and walk through the school’s hallways.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Police learned that the location was being used as an after-hours venue and that a large gathering of 100 to 200 people was underway.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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“After hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20hours. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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