afternoon

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Putting aside their differences, her husband and boyfriend went looking for Cynthia that afternoon.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"This is unusual in Al-Kharj," Abdullah told AFP after afternoon prayers at a local mosque.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

That afternoon in 2025, with his shellacked coif flapping against his bronzed forehead in the wind, the president held up hastily-assembled poster boards bearing the names of the world’s countries and territories.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Block published his newspaper in the morning while Hearst published an afternoon option.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The rest of the afternoon, I just lay on my bed.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott