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Recent Examples of porch
The family settled on a quiet residential street of older homes and multifamily buildings, some front porches festooned with pride flags still twinkling with holiday lights.
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Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
Barbara Wien, who had been protesting the family’s presence in Arlington, Virginia, pointed her index and middle fingers at her own eyes, then directed those fingers at Katie Miller, who was on the front porch.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
This includes porches and patios, outdoor furniture, and storage sheds.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
They were constantly seen socializing with neighbors, with Patty holding court on the front porch while Dick walked the streets, picking up trash.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Organized in the manner of a traditional Italian Borgo, at the hotel’s heart—between the main building and a former chapel that now operates as a spa treatment space—is a central piazza, ideal for morning coffees and late afternoon aperitivo.—
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The view for those admiring the late Baroque masterpiece from the piazza above remains free.—
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Photographs of Hardy and Darc under the portico and inside the main entrance hall are still admired today.—
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Guests will enter through a cantilevered teakwood portico framed by a vertical garden of wisteria and climbing roses.—
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These capabilities enable the robot to perform physically demanding actions such as stoop lifting, material handling, and precise object manipulation while maintaining stability.—
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The 36-year-old Nickelodeon alum, who reportedly struggles with addiction to meth and habitually turns down local authorities’ offers of treatment and temporary housing, was napping on a stoop Monday, according to footage obtained by TMZ.—
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There was a hot-spring bath on the ground floor, where sliding doors opened onto an engawa veranda overlooking a spacious garden with maple, cherry and plum trees, a stone lantern and stream.—
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The municipality said the bar’s owner obtained a permit to build a veranda in 2015 and also carried out interior work at the bar that did not require a permit.—
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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