perched
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And if you detour to the second-floor library, you’ll get the best view of a banana-yellow starfighter from “The Phantom Menace” that dangles over the lobby with R2-D2 perched in the tandem seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Back in Chicago, I lived in a sprawling three-story Colonial perched perfectly in a cul-de-sac.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Parkinson photographed a black vulture perched over a dead yacaré caiman in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, keeping his boat at a distance and using a long telephoto lens to capture the shot.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
A few seagulls are perched on the fence nearby, watching them with beady eyes, no doubt hoping for some crumbs.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
