afternoon

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The Gameway across from Gate A5 at Chicago’s Midway Airport opened earlier this year and wasn’t busy during my recent visit on a Wednesday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Atkins was convicted on dozens of lesser counts Tuesday afternoon, but jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

After confirming the grey-blue bird, he alerted a birdwatching WhatsApp group and by the afternoon, about 300 ornithologists arrived in the town hoping to catch sight of the egretta gularis.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In afternoon trading, Warner Bros. was up 0.9% to $26.72.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

We went on for half an hour and camped until four o'clock in the afternoon, then we left for Finger Lake.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell