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Text: Largely defying a macroeconomic, geopolitical and technological maelstrom that has gutted other companies' earnings, Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Tuesday reported financial results that fell slightly short of Wall Street estimates, initially pushing its shares down 4% in after-hours trading.
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