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porch

[pawrch, pohrch] / pɔrtʃ, poʊrtʃ /
NOUN
patio
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Footage shows officers from the force's tactical unit gently resting a ladder against the roof of a back porch, with an officer then grabbing the man while he was sleeping.

From BBC Aug. 16, 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

I’d bring over my chessboard and we’d play for hours on his porch.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

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

Saturday morning, I was sitting on the front porch, waiting for nothing, with nothing I wanted to do.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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

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

With its neat rows of detached family homes, complete with grass lawns and porches, Miraflores could be mistaken for a typical American suburb.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2026

Tanaburi was a small, ordinary village, and it was the ordinary things that he liked to watch the most: people hanging their wash out to dry, sweeping porches, chatting with their neighbors, cooking breakfast.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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