perched
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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
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
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
Then her feet pounded into the sand beside Brightbill, who was perched atop an old rowboat.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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