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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

"Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

“You ruined everything,” the Norman complained from his perch.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

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

The many perches were half-empty; every now and then, another owl would swoop in through one of the windows, returning from its night’s hunting with a mouse in its beak.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Without him, Australia wanted their number three to feast at last chance saloon, where he has been perched for an eternity, on day two in Cape Town.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I think people are just desperate for a bit of normalcy," Falstad said, a baseball cap perched on his head in front of a Walmart.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The superb cast also includes Janai Brugger as the enslaved Mrs. Francis Hodge, perched on a tree branch, who demands revenge on the man who stole her children in a furious high soprano.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A woman was close by talking to him, she said, before "he jumped in and crawled in front of the tiger, where the tiger was perched and just lay there".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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

There was a time, the woman said, when rolling down the road meant perching on her husband’s back seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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

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

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

I watch the parrot checking in with the crew members one at a time, landing on their shoulders, or perching atop their heads for a few moments before flying off to the next.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman