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afternoon

noun as in period after 12 noon and before sunset

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One afternoon shortly after the vote, members of the splinter group gathered outside of San Francisco, hiking through the chaparrals of the San Bruno hills, and plotted what to do next.

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Bars and restaurants in the area have been told to close from the afternoon.

From BBC

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees this week, director Laurie Leshin said in a memo to staff sent Tuesday afternoon.

On Fridays, it gets rolled and chilled down, applying finishing touches on Saturday, so it’s ready to be roasted by Sunday afternoon.

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Police cars were seen parked in front of Carriage Gates - one of the most prominent entrances to the Palace of Westminster - following the incident on Tuesday afternoon.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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