afternoon

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As of early Tuesday afternoon, more than two dozen lawmakers had made the demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The three major indexes were down for much of the day, though there was a late-breaking rally this afternoon that kept Tuesday’s stock performance well off the lows.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

To add to the drama, a warm Madrid afternoon suddenly turned to blackened skies and a deluge to set a spectacular stage for this meeting of European heavyweights.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The account’s administrator said a security researcher first disclosed the breach in a post that had been taken down by Tuesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But on this particular afternoon, he found very little peace in the garden.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman