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perch

[purch] / pɜrtʃ /
NOUN
object placed high for sitting on
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“The eagle continues to perch and eat, and there is slight improvement in her energy,” says the center’s Eliza Cameron in the post.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"What we've done is bred these animals, cast them aside and then given them the perfect environment...then we've given them these amazing tall buildings to perch in and to nest in," Joyce said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

From her perch in Midtown Manhattan, divorce attorney Lisa Zeiderman has seen every imaginable marital horror story.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

One of the site’s 36 pillars — the tallest one in the middle — could be a perch for a big, pink, screeching bird.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

As he clambered stiffly off his perch, his pain was obvious.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

The house — one level, bright and airy, with concrete floors to smooth the path of his wheelchair — perches at the end of a steep dirt road.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2026

Heather delicately pushes a pile of dirty clothes off my chair and perches her skinny butt on it.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Jackie and her mate, Shadow, delighted millions of viewers as stars of a nonstop livestream of their nest, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

He was at Mayer am Nussberg, a Keller-run heuriger perched on a hill overlooking the capital, as part of a team-bonding trip with his social media firm.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

A lit candle flickered among the flowers, where a teddy bear was also perched.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

A quick stroll upstream, a group of DJs unaffiliated with the family-friendly festival hosted a day party aimed at Gen Z and millennial attendees, perched on one of the channel’s outcrops.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

But they came crashing down when I laid eyes on Flora perched like a bright bloom beside Mrs. Maroney on the flowery sofa.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

"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

Later Monday morning, one of the camera operators found the eaglet perching at the top of a tree near the 145-foot-tall Jeffrey pine that holds the family’s huge nest.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 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

Lloyd bounced up the aisle to where the girls were sitting, perching on the edge of a nearby seat.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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