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porch

[pawrch, pohrch] / pɔrtʃ, poʊrtʃ /
NOUN
patio
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The biggest hits sand down the rough-hewn edges of Mama’s metaphorical front porch to up their resale value, perhaps never funnier than Luke Bryan’s bullet-point summer vacation on “Fish, Hunt, Golf, Drink.”

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

They failed to seal off the property with police tape to protect sensitive crime-scene evidence, allowing reporters, livestreamers, and Amazon and pizza delivery drivers entry to the porch.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Some of Mayora's ceilings show cracks from the quakes, and she admits that she has taken to sleeping on the porch out of fear of another disaster.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Salgado said his father was a routine-oriented family man who left for work early and loved to end the day sitting on his porch, listening to music and petting his dog.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

I looked back to the porch to see how Tansy took it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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

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

The accents are depthless, burnished black: black railings enclosing white porches, black drainpipes crawling down white walls, black trim delineating white window frames.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2025

Mama dozed while Stella washed the dishes, swept the house and both porches, and peeled potatoes for supper.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper




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