porch

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Snyder drove to the nearby home of Caltech astrophysicist Carl Grillmair, who went outside to his front porch to see what was going on, according to a Los Angeles County district attorney’s office news release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

He found the damage when he returned home and "luckily it had burned itself out in the porch".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

It was during the Covid-19 pandemic, so we sat distanced on her porch to talk.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Watching Rowdy bouncing up and down on the porch, Grandpa said, “He seems to know where the meat rinds are, all right. Maybe we’d better get him one before he has a nervous breakdown.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls