afternoon
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The remains of two people were found Tuesday afternoon in a remote area of Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
AMD’s stock was up fractionally on Tuesday afternoon.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
After an afternoon of repeated attacks and breakaways, McNulty escaped on his own with about 32 kilometers or 20 miles to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In his speech on Tuesday afternoon, Burnham is expected to say that GB Grid will "work with the private sector and network companies" to "reform a broken energy market".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The whole afternoon had been a ridiculous disaster.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Since many schools have banned homework, kids while away their afternoons on social media where proper grammar and syntax are passé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Basin, while the afternoons see air over the chillier ocean water move inland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
European authorities issued health warnings, battled wildfires and urged people to avoid outdoor activities during afternoons.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
I find myself reaching for the stovetop version after long afternoons at the lake and the baked version on the first truly cold weekends of fall.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
“You guys did a great job. I’d love to hire you to walk him in the afternoons during the week. Starting Monday, if that’s okay.”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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