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"Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Two station groups removed Kimmel’s show, but ABC eventually stood by the comedian returning him to his perch the following week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

"I do not have a right to my lofty perch."

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Despite being located in a popular neighborhood, the property’s elevated perch gives it a rare sense of privacy, making it feel like it’s located in a world all its own.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Twisting on the wagon perch, I peek at him again.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

On Centre Court he perches on the public seats on the lookout for any movement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Pistachio cold foam now perches atop iced coffees from nationwide chains, Dubai chocolate knock-offs sit at every grocery checkout stand and boutique patisseries fill croissants with pistachio butters and creams.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

The office used to be one of the few perches prominent enough to attract national attention.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Pulling up his laptop, Dallas shows off the art for a single: On a majestic winding Italian road, ian perches pensively on a white moped, in an all-white yacht outfit, barefoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

Heather delicately pushes a pile of dirty clothes off my chair and perches her skinny butt on it.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The image shows most of the houses perched on this slope are now gone or covered in mud.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Growing up in New Orleans, young Wynton was exposed to jazz in late-night clubs from age 2, perched on his mother’s hip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

A tavern’s open door to my right revealed a line of patrons perched atop barstools, their backs to the open door, watching a TV showing the eclipse nearing totality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the seaside resort of Palma de Majorca in the Balearic Islands, tourists, many in swimsuits, some standing in the water, watched the eclipse closely, protective glasses perched on noses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

When they settled, there were two goslings perched on each of the robot’s shoulders, and one was perched right on top of her head.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

“Atlanta” built a Lynchian house for its “Teddy Perkins” episode, perching a namesake character buried under prosthetics within its dim innards.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

Designed based on perching birds like ravens and crows that frequently switch between air and land, the multifunctional robotic legs allow it to take off autonomously in environments previously inaccessible to winged drones.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2024

The series began with a goat "perching" on a building in Kew, followed by two elephants reaching their trunks towards each other in Chelsea.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024

And so-called human-subsidized predators, including ravens and coyotes, have followed people into these previously undeveloped areas, perching on the structures they build and feeding on their trash, MacDonald said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024

Later, Cora crawled back up the steps, perching just beneath the door, and listened.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead