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Interest-rate futures showed Friday afternoon that traders see a roughly 36% chance that the Fed will raise rates this week, according to CME Group, pointing to unusual uncertainty about the central bank meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

In 2023, she helped the firm take their afternoon tea to Japan, where one part of the menu proved to be very popular.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Koivun, a 21-year-old making just his third start as a professional, had spent his afternoon having to play near perfect golf to withstand a charge from none other than world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

A five-second penalty for ignoring blue flags compounded an afternoon spent near the back of the field.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

As the afternoon flies by, Parker’s expression goes from eager, hopeful puppy to sad, dejected old dog.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It is hourly in the afternoons and the council said it had asked operators SPT if more frequents services were possible, but were told there was not enough demand to justify it.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

His father was a Southern Baptist minister, and his Sunday morning sermons were broadcast on the radio in the afternoons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Kathie also recalled nights at the dwelling spent playing the piano with Dolly Parton, or sun-filled afternoons on the tennis court enjoying matches against President Donald Trump and his father, Fred Trump.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

On one of those afternoons I wandered by Henry’s house and found him in his back yard digging a flower bed.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt