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In 1898, architect René Binet unveiled his design for the Porte Monumentale, a grand three-legged archway intended to serve as the entrance portal to the upcoming 1900 Paris Exposition.—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025 Organizers in several small cities, such as Brookville and La Porte, will also host protests.—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025 Mthethwa’s body was discovered at the Hyatt Hotel near the Porte Maillot metro station in western Paris on Tuesday, Sept. 30, after jumping 22 floors in an apparent suicide, Reuters and the French newspaper Le Parisien reported, citing the Paris prosecutor's office.—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 On September 10, the Roberts women were seen reuniting at the Simon Porte Jacquemus x Veuve Cliquot party in Central Park.—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025 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
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