perched
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The property—which is registered to a trust in Harvey’s name—is described in its listing as a “European-inspired architectural masterpiece” that is perched atop “a private, elevated setting overlooking the Chattahoochee River.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Van Tassel was in the park photographing a group of long-eared owls perched in the trees above Tamarisk Grove on a recent weekday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The glass-paned office building perched above a ramen store in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown looked inconspicuous on a busy block of Chinese restaurants, grocery stores and apartments.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Every student gets a MacBook Air—an upgrade from the midrange laptops given to most Swedish high-schoolers—and lunch is free at a cafeteria perched above a cavernous indoor skate park.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The other two pixies perched on her shoulders, hissing and baring their teeth at onlookers.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
