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They want to replace the mockingbird, which has held the top perch for 99 years, with the American flamingo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Our research has identified a link between those two developments, which means that trout, bass, perch and whitefish may become less common in unstocked lakes.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

You write that she is “helicopter-dumping cash” from her perch as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, funding things like diabetes research and small-town breakwaters across Maine.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

But at age 87, from his perch as the head of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, it’s hard to imagine he now thinks he has anything left to prove.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

When the second helicopter arrived, it managed to perch shakily on a one-lane bridge while a rescue crew jumped to the ground.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Once inside, the bird perches on a carved head of Pallas before engaging the man in a strange conversation in which it repeats a single dread word.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Bustos said he had worked at the 560-room oceanfront resort that perches on the Palos Verdes Peninsula since 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025

Doves flew up from their perches, lizards darted out of the way, a squirrel with a striped tail leaped up a branch, and a bush fowl took to the wing from out of nowhere.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Rescuers perched atop the structure cut holes in the roof and sprayed a special solution onto the hot spots, as regular water could have frozen and quickly weighed down the entire structure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

And while there were no stands, there was no shortage of spectators, with fans perched on broken blocks of concrete arranged around the makeshift pitch.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Five years ago, a community perched high on a hill overlooking Swansea city centre was shaken to its core.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

In the video posted Friday, the two eagles are perched on a high tree branch in an undisclosed location.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Think of your brain as a big cap perched on a stalk and protected by the neck flap.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Later Monday morning, one of the camera operators found the eaglet perching at the top of a tree near the 145-foot-tall Jeffrey pine that holds the family’s huge nest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

“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

He thinks the water froze out higher and earlier, leaving less clouds and liquid water for perching ozone-munching chemicals.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

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

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