late afternoon
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It’s late afternoon, and the sun warmly filters through the windows of the room, a space he calls his “sanctuary,” the place he has written his last 15 movies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Temperatures at Charles de Gaulle had been hovering at around 18 degrees in the late afternoon, according to Weather Underground data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The incident happened on 5 September 2023 when MacInnes and Ghost went for a late afternoon swim at Bondi Beach.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“The mechanics of the reopening remain murky,” Croft added in a late afternoon note.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Most of that day he spent in his bed of milkweed fluff, and ventured out only in the late afternoon, carrying over his shoulder a long pole, his open knife tied to the end.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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