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Follow along to see models gearing up to walk the runway at Rick Owens, and at Simon Porte Jacquemus's first-ever show in the men's calendar taking place in a rarefied apartment to a guestlist of just 45 editors, stylists, and buyers.—Acielle/style Du Monde, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 In Texas, La Porte outside Houston recorded 6 inches and in Mississippi, Evanston reported 5.5 inches.—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 There was also a preliminary report of 6 inches of snow near La Porte, Texas, southeast of Houston.—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 La Porte is about a 150-mile drive northwest from Indianapolis.—Paloma Chavez, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 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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