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perch

[purch] / pɜrtʃ /
NOUN
object placed high for sitting on
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Still, the institution endured, its grassy campus and low-slung wings perched proudly on the east end of town.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, the audience has perched between seasons, with little indication of whether the show will sufficiently account for its young stars’ off-camera maturation within the story once it returns.

From Salon

Over time, however, many of the stranger pairs began sharing space more comfortably and eventually perched together, touched beaks or groomed each other.

From Science Daily

The Ivies were soon knocked off their perch.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Sinclair’s campaign crumbled after Disney’s brass returned Kimmel to his late night perch — without making concessions that Sinclair had demanded.

From Los Angeles Times