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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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Federal prosecutors here have filed ammunition possession charges against a man who was suspected of firing a gun in the March 7 mass shooting at an after-hours nightclub, but who avoided murder charges, prosecutors announced Thursday.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
There are also a limited number of $90 tickets will give people after-hours access to check out the historic Hollyhock House through an interior tour.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 14 May 2026
An after-hours call to attorneys for both Sun and Gu was not returned.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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Its shares jumped upwards of 19% to $122 in after-hours trading Wednesday after the San Jose networking icon posted its third-quarter earnings report.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Federal prosecutors here have filed ammunition possession charges against a man who was suspected of firing a gun in the March 7 mass shooting at an after-hours nightclub, but who avoided murder charges, prosecutors announced Thursday.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
There are also a limited number of $90 tickets will give people after-hours access to check out the historic Hollyhock House through an interior tour.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 14 May 2026
An after-hours call to attorneys for both Sun and Gu was not returned.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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“After hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20hours. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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