late afternoon
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The scene in the rainbow picture is late afternoon in haying season, probably July.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Temperatures at Charles de Gaulle had been hovering at around 18 degrees in the late afternoon, according to Weather Underground data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The incident happened on 5 September 2023 when MacInnes and Ghost went for a late afternoon swim at Bondi Beach.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Mindful of his global audience, he updates his site with fresh headlines starting in the late afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
In the late afternoon we would often be visited by one or more of the failed Beat poets who always, very coincidentally, seemed to find themselves in the neighborhood.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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