perch
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It operates out of a perch in Midtown Manhattan with sweeping views of Central Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
That market surge catapulted the California-based company into becoming the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, a perch it still holds ahead of iPhone-maker Apple.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I do not have a right to my lofty perch."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Despite being located in a popular neighborhood, the property’s elevated perch gives it a rare sense of privacy, making it feel like it’s located in a world all its own.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
I winced as I lifted myself onto my injured knee and crouched on the last shelf below the gunner’s perch.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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
Pulling up his laptop, Dallas shows off the art for a single: On a majestic winding Italian road, ian perches pensively on a white moped, in an all-white yacht outfit, barefoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
In the distance, my parents’ shack perches on a small hill, looking a little lopsided.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
A few days later, they were both in the aerie, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking the picturesque lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A tavern’s open door to my right revealed a line of patrons perched atop barstools, their backs to the open door, watching a TV showing the eclipse nearing totality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
One person sits in concentrated silence at each window, another perched in the back of the pick-up truck, ducking for the occasional limb branching from trees which rise around us.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
During a stop at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, an owl perched on her gloved arm made her squeal like the girl she had been during her first visit there on a grade-school field trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
She passed the heliogram of Indira Patel the Brave, her daggers perched above her head.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
On the heels of the death of his longtime mate Jackie, bald eagle Shadow has been perching, singing and lounging at his Big Bear nest with a new companion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"One of the responding officers was able to gently coax the bird using food, and the parrot quickly became comfortable, even perching on the officer's hand and shoulder," the airport said in a statement.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
“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
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
Inside the door, a small blue hawk was perching on a bracket.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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