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after hours

[af-ter-auuhrz, -au-erz, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˈaʊərz, -ˈaʊ ərz, ˈɑf- /


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Jefferies Financial Group reported a 16% increase in quarterly profit, but its shares slipped after hours.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Shares were tumbling 16.2% after hours on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

The revenue figures beat Wall Street's expectations, leading Nvidia shares to rise about 4% in after hours trading.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The salad chain’s shares tumbled after hours, but it said it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce and only uses jalapeño peppers in two dressings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Regardless, it was common knowledge that you could find many of the Academy staff in the simulation rooms after hours, reliving their glory days over and over again.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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