afternoon

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

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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

Earlier in the afternoon, Smith also won the fifth and final of Saturday’s stakes races, the $100,000 Monrovia, with an even larger surprise than the Santa Anita Derby.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

I used to come to stores like this with my mother for party dresses and afternoon tea.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse