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porch

[pawrch, pohrch] / pɔrtʃ, poʊrtʃ /
NOUN
patio
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A wraparound porch adds to the century-old home’s character, while the property also boasts scenic views.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Peter J. Davison’s set featured the typical house with a porch, barn and cornfield, even adding a little train that made a single pass across the front of the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The team hit a speed bump with the Blair House’s front porch spindles, which had been removed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It was his first week in the job and he spotted a couple of letters still lying on the floor of the porch, where he had delivered to them days before.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The crowd on the porch doesn’t look up when we walk past them into the enormous entry way.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

On the walk all along Fourth Street, she noticed families sitting on their stoops or porches and generally more people trying to beat the heat outside of their homes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Now every night, the roofs, parks, and porches of Havana fill with people lying on cardboard, mattresses, or directly on the ground.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Pittsburgh is a city of some 90 hilly neighborhoods, where the front doors of row houses open to the sidewalk, brick houses have porches but no garages, and street parking is often the rule.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

Responding to his claim, Evri said couriers were "trained to recognise safe places, such as secure porches, parcel boxes or greenhouses, and will do their best to leave parcels somewhere appropriate and secure".

From BBC Dec. 14, 2025

They stood on the porches and tried to believe in the existence of Earth, much as they had once tried to believe in the existence of Mars; it was a problem reversed.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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