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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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Beatty joined the crowd of spectators outside the center on Friday afternoon as workers were setting up scaffolding around the sign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Thomas Tuchel and his squad will arrive in Kansas City on Saturday afternoon and the equipment was due to be in place beforehand.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Remarks from a senior U.S. official on Friday afternoon added to those hopes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Local resident Reyna Vaca visited the memorial Tuesday afternoon and told the Santa Barbara News-Press that she remembered laughing with one of the victims, Munoz-Gautreaux, at a party just hours before the crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Two workers took the woman and child there that afternoon.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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