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porch

[pawrch, pohrch] / pɔrtʃ, poʊrtʃ /
NOUN
patio
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Rick Johnson, who served in the Marines, has a porch adorned with flags.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

On Friday the boy's mother -- named by media as Shauntai May Nickerson -- smoked a cigarette on the porch outside her apartment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

There’s also an attached walk-in pantry, with a powder room, laundry facilities, an office area, a screened porch, and a sizable garage nearby.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

A lot of times I’ll have people over and write on the back porch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Gertrustein was on her back porch, hanging a dishtowel on the clothesline there.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Every night, when summer heat and blackouts make sleep impossible at home, Cubans head for rooftops, porches and public spaces where they can catch a breeze.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

And some features that had previously been eliminated needed to be returned to the home, including original roofing, porches and even light switches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

However, Davidson did do some renovations, including adding a guesthouse, movie room, pool, hot tub, cold-plunge pool, sauna, and screened porches.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

The company is Ridwell, and if you drive the residential streets of the San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles, you’re likely to see the company’s signature white metal boxes on porches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

Like the other buildings, it had its porches with the iron rails.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson


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