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
Others perched on the wall surrounding the elevator exit of a closed-off metro station.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The restaurant was perched on the top floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, about 1,350 feet above the streets of lower Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
As a construction worker, Jerry Barton of North Park often found himself perched precariously in high places . . . and he couldn’t stand it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Nighthand rowed, clutching oars which looked like cutlery in his huge hands, Gelifen perched in the bow.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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