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Emily Archambault, 29, and her sister-in-law Taylor Martin, 29, in La Porte, Indiana, will be putting out pasta and sauce, peanut butter and jelly, cereal and other foods, along with diapers and wipes on Halloween.—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025 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 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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French, short for Sublime Porte, literally, sublime gate; from the gate of the sultan's palace where justice was administered
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