afternoon
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Now a Category 4 hurricane and moving northwest with sustained winds of about 155 mph, Genevieve is expected to generate up to 11-foot swells by Wednesday afternoon along beaches that face south and southwest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Shahin Ahmed said six members of his family were paddling at West Mersea beach when they were knocked off their feet on Wednesday afternoon.
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
Paramount Skydance shares closed at $8.03, down 2.19% Monday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Two workers took the woman and child there that afternoon.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
I find myself reaching for the stovetop version after long afternoons at the lake and the baked version on the first truly cold weekends of fall.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 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
Apparently, the mother had shown favoritism by devoting lots of time and attention to the lucky son, taking him away for whole afternoons by himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
Uhmma has Saturday mornings and afternoons off, but I don’t tell her that.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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