afternoon

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But on Friday afternoon, the index was on track to clinch a historic accomplishment: a 13th straight day in the green.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Shares stood at just under $10 apiece in afternoon trading Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Affirm shares jumped 7.9% to $65.05 in afternoon trading.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Last Friday afternoon, hundreds of people packed into Coachella’s red-walled Gobi Tent tent to watch the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Until one drizzly raw afternoon when just enough light came through the window to read by, I came to Paul’s account of his “thorn in the flesh.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom