perch
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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
Together, the three LPs comprise 43 new songs from the Toronto-born rapper and singer who’s been searching for a path back to the pop-cultural perch he occupied for much of the 2010s.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
From his perch heading the influential tech incubator Y Combinator, his oracle-like pronouncements on Twitter were eagerly consumed by budding start-up founders.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The 66-year-old billionaire has been the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer for the past year after leaving his lucrative perch atop private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
There are only two chairs, so Dad and Camille perch awkwardly on them while Andre and I hover in the doorway.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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