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afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /
NOUN
period after 12 noon and before sunset
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They will watch the death toll rapidly rise one afternoon and be the first to make reservations for socially distanced indoor dining the very same evening, coughing the whole time.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Canada's draw with Bosnia in Toronto - which was played in the afternoon - was higher at 26C.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

As the summer heat swelled in the late afternoon, Druzhkivka residents flocked to the waterways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Meta stock was up slightly in afternoon trading following reports of the outages.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The afternoon sun appeared on the wall and moved slowly across the cell.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom



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