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perch

[purch] / pɜrtʃ /
NOUN
object placed high for sitting on
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From his perch in the Coliseum press box, Arbogast is painting the scene of the play when Moore was injured.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

"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

It operates out of a perch in Midtown Manhattan with sweeping views of Central Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Many of the zoo's animals are trained to perch on a scale while zookeepers note down their measurements, but others will need to be tempted with a strategic snack.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Dang,” Gum Baby said from her perch on my shoulder.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

“HOPE is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all,” John Owen Lowe shared in an Instagram Stories post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

By late afternoon the Woods had returned all the birds to their perches and mews.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

So, how has an island perched off Australia's northern tip become so obsessed with the sport?

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mariam’s family gets confused, however, and parks right in front of the building upon which the Marines are perched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Others perched on the wall surrounding the elevator exit of a closed-off metro station.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

A temporary traffic sign perched on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles appears to have been hacked earlier this month to display a link to a pro-Iran website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

A barn owl is perched on top of it, mean-mugging guests as they pass.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

What would after-school dates with his girlfriend be like if, instead of awkwardly perching on a sidewalk bench, they could relax at a cheap and cheerful diner or a first-run movie house?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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

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

They also discovered that the feet are acutely sensitive to touch and this touch had a large representation in the brain, presumably to help with perching.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024

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

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


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