afternoon

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The Federal Reserve will release minutes Wednesday afternoon from an unusually divided and contentious April policy meeting.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In Abdali, an agricultural region abutting Iraq, a lone herder tended to dozens of camels on a recent afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Even if we were to sit together all afternoon, I couldn’t describe it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

He also urged the Premier League to speed up its handling of the case, calling for a verdict "this afternoon" or "tomorrow".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

AND SO THE shadow fell across us that winter afternoon in 1937, but it rested lightly.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom