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He reached his longtime perch in the district attorney’s office’s major crimes unit after a lifetime of struggle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Wilson remains influential on national defense spending from his senior perch on the Armed Services Committee.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In 2021, the star staked out an East Coast perch, picking up a Brooklyn waterfront condo in the stunning Quay building, the New York Post reported.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

In a special spot in the barn, their hawk, Germogen, slumbered on his perch.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

“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

From these suspended perches, scientists inspect thousands of broken objects and hundreds of elephant tusks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 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

I don’t see how it will fit, but the butterfly perches on Ma’s hand and instantly shrinks so that it can settle inside the small tin.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

She is perched on a couch in the presidential suite on the 24th floor of the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami, with a panoramic view of gray clouds hanging low over the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

In the footage, shot on a mobile phone, the inside of the enclosure can be seen as he approaches the tiger - perched on a wooden platform - across a patch of grass.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Jeanne de Montagnac, 29, stood by her husband and two-year-old daughter, perched on his shoulders with a telephone number scribbled in biro pen on her arm.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Jason stood in the entrance, a rottie perched on his shoulder.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Resident Maximillian Bolling told KGO-TV he witnessed several birds die after perching on power lines and a resident’s doorbell camera captured footage of a bird falling after the sound of a loud pop.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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

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

“Sit,” Commander Fitz said, and Elliot and I obeyed immediately, both of us perching on the front edge of our chairs like we were about to take flight.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin