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afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /
NOUN
period after 12 noon and before sunset
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A bigger inauguration ceremony is scheduled for Thursday afternoon on the steps of City Hall, as well as an outdoor party along several blocks of Broadway in lower Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Anthony Joshua was discharged from hospital late this afternoon", spokesmen for Lagos and Ogun state governments said in a joint statement late Wednesday night.

From Barron's

Personnel from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Wednesday afternoon that there had been “mountain lion conflicts” in and around Corral de Tierra.

From Los Angeles Times

A sheriff’s air rescue team recovered the bodies at about 2 p.m. the following afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Its stock is up by about 49% for the year in recent afternoon trading Wednesday, even as the company is expected to sell roughly 17% fewer trucks and SUVs in 2025 compared with last year.

From MarketWatch