porch

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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

We lived in a two-story duplex built in 1899, where I enjoyed sitting on our enclosed porch watching thunderstorms and the leaves change on trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

On the back porch was the catapult she had made out of a plastic cup, a broken piece of hockey stick and a rubber band.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan