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The New York Mets sit at home — or more likely at lavish vacation destinations, given their perch at the top of baseball’s payrolls at $345.8 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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

It operates out of a perch in Midtown Manhattan with sweeping views of Central Park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Many of the zoo's animals are trained to perch on a scale while zookeepers note down their measurements, but others will need to be tempted with a strategic snack.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

A kudu stood, one foot poised, near the water; a monkey gazed at Nhamo from his perch in a mobola plum tree.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

On Centre Court he perches on the public seats on the lookout for any movement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

From these suspended perches, scientists inspect thousands of broken objects and hundreds of elephant tusks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 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

Only his mate could share his favorite perches and feeding places.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

Parkinson photographed a black vulture perched over a dead yacaré caiman in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, keeping his boat at a distance and using a long telephoto lens to capture the shot.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In the seaside resort of Palma de Majorca in the Balearic Islands, tourists, many in swimsuits, some standing in the water, watched the eclipse closely, protective glasses perched on noses.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Jackie and her mate, Shadow, were propelled to celebrity status through a livestream of their nest perched high up in a pine tree overlooking Big Bear Lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Her ornate wood frame is perched atop four curved wooden legs, her arms as high as her back, and she’s been repaired with duct tape in more than a few places.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

What would after-school dates with his girlfriend be like if, instead of awkwardly perching on a sidewalk bench, they could relax at a cheap and cheerful diner or a first-run movie house?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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

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

My options were limited to perching above a tiger or hovering over sharks.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel