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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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In Abdali, an agricultural region abutting Iraq, a lone herder tended to dozens of camels on a recent afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

His first stint in the car on Saturday afternoon took his team from 10th on the road to the lead.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Cordrey was expected to be arrested in Hawaii, and Gabriela Gonzalez will likely be arraigned in a downtown L.A. courtroom on Tuesday afternoon, one source said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Minutes from their two-day meeting last month, which will be published Wednesday afternoon, could shed light on whether firms are passing these higher prices to their consumers.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

In the middle of the afternoon we came to Rainy Pass Lodge, having covered seventy-four miles from Finger Lake, two hundred and nineteen miles since we left Anchorage.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell



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