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The conversations will be familiar in Hall 7 at the Porte de Versailles, where delegates will gather in June.—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 13 May 2026 Russell, a former Chicagoan who now lives in La Porte, Indiana, also compiled the stories of the 97 passengers and crew aboard the airship on its famous final voyage on his blog Faces of the Hindenburg.—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Agencies and teams working on this case included the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the La Porte County (Indiana) Drug Task Force, sheriff's office and prosecutors' office; and the Michigan City (Indiana) Police Department.—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 The plaintiffs, who are now adults, are Edward Joseph Cascio, Dominic Savini Cascio, Marie-Nicole Porte and Aldo Cascio.—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Porte
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Etymology
French, short for Sublime Porte, literally, sublime gate; from the gate of the sultan's palace where justice was administered