porch

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It was only known that Dyer worked at Chuck E Cheese in Houma and after inquiries at the restaurant, police went to his home and found his body in the porch.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The car crashed into a fence, then smashed into the house’s front porch and came to rest in a vertical position on the steps, according to authorities and video from the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Horton-built house in Slidell, La., with a ramp to the porch, a wide doorway and a community pond in the backyard that reminded her husband of his childhood on the bayou.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

That evening AuntPretty had supper all laid out on the porch when I got home.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney