as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex
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Our Coffeehouse Code of Conduct is something most retailers have and is designed to provide clarity that our spaces – including our cafes, patios and restrooms – are for use by customers and partners.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Starbucks facilities in North America — including cafés, patios and restrooms — are now only available to paying customers, the company confirmed to the Daily News.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Mid-July: Sit under a patio umbrella for lunch with friends at Optimist Hall.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Pereyra allegedly supplied Payne with cocaine at 3:25 a.m. on Oct. 15 and again on Oct. 16 between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Payne died just past 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 after falling to the hotel restaurant's patio from a third-floor balcony.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Starbucks facilities in North America — including cafés, patios and restrooms — are now only available to paying customers, the company confirmed to the Daily News.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Mid-July: Sit under a patio umbrella for lunch with friends at Optimist Hall.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Pereyra allegedly supplied Payne with cocaine at 3:25 a.m. on Oct. 15 and again on Oct. 16 between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Payne died just past 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 after falling to the hotel restaurant's patio from a third-floor balcony.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Patio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patio. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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