afternoon

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Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday evening that the King and Queen hosted the family at Highgrove House earlier in the afternoon.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

For all of Spain’s pretty play all afternoon, it was Merino who sent La Roja into the semifinals with the simplest type of goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Listening to Xiu Xiu’s “Eraserhead” on a hot and stormy Friday afternoon is an atavistic summoning of the many gifts that David Lynch left us to remember him by.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2026

Commercial airlines chief Stephanie Pope will be joined by other Boeing brass and local government leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony early Friday afternoon for the new "North Line" MAX production line in Everett, Washington state.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

The afternoon sunlight was blocked by trees in the yards around the condos, so the air coming into the window was cool.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott